Christmas can't be stopped. It is set forever in eternity. it is up to me whether or not I carry it in my heart. That is my/our choice - no one can take it away. Get-togethers, presents and community celebrations can be slowed and even stopped. But Christmas cannot be stopped because it led to Calvary and Resurrection Sunday. Christmas carries on through time and space, and we carry Christmas as a gift to be treasured deep in our soul. We love the open displays and the gatherings and the candlelight services and the delightful meals and symbols. But even if they are terminated, stolen from us and removed from our accepted communal behavior, Christmas is more real than ever. Christmas is the reason we do not despair when the world seems convulted and upside down. Christmas is the assurance that all is well. That Holy Night means all is well right now. Celebrate Christmas especially this year. Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, All is bright.