Christmas is God’s reminder that we are not alone. God revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus a reconciling love that rescues us from separation and loneliness. We are not alone; God has come down from Heaven to tell us He loves us! At this Christmas season you can be assured that Jesus is here. He is here to give us hope, to forgive our sins, to give us a new song, to impart faith, and to heal our spiritual wounds if only we will let Him.

                                                                                                    —Billy Graham

Many of us feel alone at Christmas—even in a room full of people. We don’t like to ‘fess up to our feelings of isolation, because we’re supposed to be “joyful.� All the songs we sing speak of the wonder of the season, and a wonder of a season it is! But there is another side.

My mother died this year. I miss her terribly. Not everyone in my extended family is on the best of terms, and that makes me sad and angry all at the same time. What is making you feel a bit out of sorts this Christmas? Have you thought about taking a piece of your prayer time this week to just talk to the Lord about it? Being honest and bringing him into the mix of our emotions cultivate intimacy—a gift he’d like to give you today.

He really does want to impart faith, hope, and healing into your heart. He loves you that much. After all, he sent his Son to be our Savior. Not just for the day we’d invite him to be Lord of our lives, but for today, too. We all are still in need of a Savior to rescue us from our doom and gloom and to remind us that he is the light of the world.