[Ohio]

I view Christmas like the Passover for the Jews. It is a memorial to remember a great event. As such it is an empty shell, depending on what you make of it. If you only see worldly commercialism and celebrate external traditions, then at least you are maintaining, to a certain degree, the memory of this great event for the next generation. Those who have a love for God and His word, however, will attempt to pass on to the next generation a living truth and faith in the incarnation of the Savior. We are not celebrating some “happy birthday Jesus,” but a memorial of His birth into mankind.