KENNETH ROSS PARISH MINISTER, NETHERLORN
A wonderful time of the year is Christmas! What precious memories it kindles of what Christmas meant to us in childhood. Of course, much of that was the simple reality that there were presents on the horizon. As we grew up, we discovered that the true joy of Christmas is not in the getting but in the giving. Fulfilment is found in generosity.
The Christmas story lays the deep foundation for this in pointing us to the generosity of God. The coming of Christ was the loving action of God to put things right in the world. When we receive the Christ who has come, we, too, become motivated to give ourselves for the sake of others.