Jesus comes to us tonight

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone!
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Whether you are at home, busy cooking a family dinner, traveling to see family or friends, doing some last-minute shopping and/or present wrapping, or preparing for our service tonight, I hope you all are well and find a moment of peace.
 
However this finds you, this is my yearly reminder that, no matter what, Jesus is born to us this night.
Jesus comes to us tonight whether you have wrapped all of your presents or not.
Jesus comes to us tonight whether you are with your family or celebrating on your own.  Jesus comes to us tonight whether you are feeling joyful or whether you need to break down and cry.
Jesus comes to us tonight if our service goes without a hitch, and Jesus still comes tonight if everything breaks and we have to sing Silent Night with the power off.
Jesus comes to us tonight if your dinner is beautifully laid out on the table, and he also comes if you burnt the bread and forgot to salt the potatoes.
Jesus comes to us tonight even if you can’t find that one present that you expertly hid so that you could wrap it later.
Jesus comes to us tonight if your guest rooms are all prepared and he still comes if your house is full without spare room on the air mattress.
 
Jesus comes to us tonight whether we are ready or not… because his birth is not about humanity being ready but about God’s overflowing love.   And God knows that we can all use more love, more grace, more peace, more joy, and most of all, hope tonight.  So, don’t worry too much on the details and don’t fret if everything goes wrong.  Jesus will still be born tonight, the shepherds will still come, and the choir of angels will still sing.
 
So - make sure to rest, cut yourself some slack, and have a very merry Christmas.
Pastor Chris