How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him still,
The dear Christ enters in.

O holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel.

~ Phillips Brooks, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

I wish for your and your families a wonderful Christmas remembering and centering on the greatest Gift of all.

For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23