Christmas has come and gone. Many persons will tell you that this was a 'salt' Christmas; only a few bells rang and the fancy lights were as scarce as the sought after greenback United States dollar. So many people are complaining that this is the worst Christmas they have experienced for many years. But, what really makes Christmas great? Is it the money, the parties, the gifts you receive or the pleasures you enjoy?

At the risk of sounding quixotic, I contend that Christmas is a time when we are blessed with the greatest opportunity to exhibit our truest humanity. We experience liberation to become human when we recognise the true meaning of the incarnation and submit to Emmanuel, the God who is with us. Jesus Christ demonstrates for us what it means to be truly human when he emptied himself so that we can experience fullness.

Our truest selves

We become fully human when we recognise the humanity of others and treat them as fellow pilgrims created in the image of God. Acts of generosity and selflessness are expressions of our truest selves.

This is what makes Christmas great. Therefore, each of us should seek to embrace the other and guard each man's dignity and enrich each person's life. Christmas affords us the opportunity to end each year as humans and sets the trend for a new year filled with acts of generosity.

I am, etc.,

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