The Christmas season can be a time of emotional stress and depression and definitely a drain on finances and energy.\u00a0 But that’s all due to people missing the reason for Christmas.\u00a0 The world has secularized the holiday, so it is nothing more than a time of shopping and overindulgence and making up stories about where kids’ presents come from.\u00a0 But for those who actually celebrate the birth of the risen Savior because He has filled their hearts with peace and their lives with love, Christmas is a joy rather than a drain.<\/p>\n
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