What gift do you want for Christmas? Do you want a shopping spree, a new bicycle, a game console, or maybe a new smartphone? Christmas is the time to give and share with our loved ones. But giving gifts are really the true meaning of Christmas?
I would say there is not a single one of us out there that would not say that we agree with the fact that Christmas is so much more than gifts underneath the tree. But my question is…how often do we truly act on that truth?
It is so incredibly easy to get wrapped up in finding that perfect gift or making sure we do every little Christmas tradition known to man…that we forget what the season is all about. I know I can be so guilty of this. As a Roman Catholic, Christmas is our absolute treasured holiday of all. I love every detail about it. There are certainly times that I am so caught up going to the light festivals and the hustle and bustle that I forget to sit and reflect on what truly matters. Jesus sent his son…his only son…to this Earth so that he could live a sinless life and die on the cross for OUR sins…every single one of us. This is what it is all about. It is about that love that is far greater than any human love. It is about family. It is about friends. It is about celebrating his birth and celebrating our loved ones. It is not about the perfect gift under the tree, but it is about the perfect gift that was sent to be born in a stable.
As someone who loves Christmas as much as anyone, I know the struggle in keeping the right priorities. Let us all remember showing pure love and kindness is the best gift we can give to our loved ones. 
Let’s all think a little harder, love a little deeper, and be a little kinder this Christmas season. You never know just who may need that ONE act of kindness to change the course of their life.
JOHN
