The wonder of Christmas is inexhaustible. My previous articles on Christmas focused on the meaning of advent: the first, on God coming down to us and the humility it inspires; the second, on Christmas as the renewal of hope—the birth of the divine in the human and of possibility in the midst of hardship. Now, I’d like to consider Christmas as the re-enchantment of the world.
The world—our world—has grown cold, cynical, and materialistic. Despite the commercial interests that convert every Christmas season into an opportunity to make another dollar, Christmas remains magical, wondrous, and a time of good cheer. It still offers the hope of peace and goodwill to all people everywhere.
