How will you be celebrating Jesus’ birthday this year? Do you have an advent wreath or
calendar? Will you decorate a tree or bake a cake? Will you attend a children’s Christmas
program? Visit relatives? Sing along to your favorite carols? People all over the world celebrate
the coming of the messiah in many different ways. No matter the differences between traditions
and observances, all Christians are united in their celebration of the birth of Jesus and the hope
that it brought into the world.

This session, which is focused on one of the most celebrated stories ever told, offers us a chance
to look at the nativity story with fresh eyes and to consider that despite our differences all
Christians are united in their celebration of the birth of Immanuel.