Christmas is: Closing the Gap
The angels pronounced glory to God, peace on earth and good will to all humanity. But we often feel far removed from that ideal – there is a gap between our expectations and our reality. Herod wanted to be seen as a god and so the coming of Christ was a massive stumbling block for his plans. As a result, Herod was the guy who missed Christmas. Are we too missing the promise of peace because we are too busy only seeing what we want to see?