I wonder why it is that we celebrate the birth of the Christchild on the morning after he is supposed to have been born? Do you ever wonder about that? I mean, he was born at night, right? The star appeared at his birth. The angels appeared to the shepherds-abiding-in-their-fields-keeping-watch-over-their-flocks-by-night. But then we celebrate the next morning. Why don't we celebrate on Christmas Eve? We do presents on Christmas Day because that's when the Wise Men brought presents and all, but we really just let Christmas Eve go by without even mentioning that this was the great moment of the Christchild's birth - the moment the Savior of All Mankind entered into the world of men! It was the single most monumental moment in the history of all mankind, and we skip over it in anticipation of the morning to come.
Oh, I'm not being negative about it all. Don't mistake my commentary for so much derogatory curmudgeonry. I'm just saying there's some really good stuff we're missing out on. I just love our Savior so much, and I, myself miss out on this opportunity to show him my thanks. I'm going to do my best not to miss it this year.
So, in thanks, I offer the following, in anticipation of Christmas Eve - the night of the Savior's birth:
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