I am here today, because I have something wonderful to share with you all.  Please bear with me, despite all the times I have run through this, it's still quite emotional for me.

  Just a little background; I've been a member of this church since I was born, and though I've gone through some hard times in my faith, one of the things I like about this church so much is that I still get care packages every year, and everyone here genuinely cares about me and treats me like a friend.  You also probably know my mom, Celia Godsil, but for those of you that don't, she was in a bad car/semi crash this past august, which should have ended her life.  Fortunately, her will, your prayers, and especially God's love kept her here with us today. 

 What I have to share with you all, is something very special.  This year, I had the best Christmas ever tomorrow.  I'll say that again, just so you can catch it:  This year, I had the best Christmas ever tomorrow.  The food tomorrow was great, and all the things I got, and all the things I didn't get tomorrow, made me very happy.  You see, I can say all this today, because I already know that tomorrow is the best Christmas I've ever had.  If you can't tell, I don't really care about the presents or food.  I care about the people that love me, and whom I love, and I will be spending my day with them tomorrow.  We won't have a real chistmas tree, or even a big one, for that matter, because I came home too late, and mom couldn't help my dad get one, because she is still recouperating.  Instead, we'll be celebrating Christmas around a small tree that my Grandma gave me years ago.  Our tree won't have too many presents, because I really couldn't afford many this year, and things were a bit too crazy for my parents to go out shopping.  It almost broke my heart when, this past weekend before I came home, my mom called me crying, because she couldnt go out and shop for anything for me, and she knew how much I loved opening things on Christmas, and we won't have a real tree, and a bunch of other things that we are used to on Christmas.  What she doesn't know though, is that tomorrow, I will have the best Christmas ever.  Heck, I already got a wonderful gift... my mom.  Thanks to her will, all of you that prayed for her, and especially God's love, I got the best gift I could ever get.  Which brings me to what I really want to share with you all: the gift of love.

Christmas isn't about the presents, or food, or parties, or cookies.  Technically, Decemeber 25th isn't even the actual day Jesus was born.  Friends, Christmas is a celebration of love.  God loved us so much, that he came to Earth to share his love with us, and that is what Christmas is really all about.  He loved us so much, that even those, like me, who had rejected him in the past, he welcomes into his heart with open arms.  His love is truly an amazing gift to receive.  So just remember, tomorrow shouldn't be spent mulling over the presents you didn't recieve, or how lopsided the Christmas tree is, but rather spending time with those you love.  If you are missing some of your loved ones, call them up.  Find new people to share this wonderful time with, and bring joy to their life. Most importantly, for those of you who think you have no one, and even those that do, remember always that God loves you, and he is always with you... not only tomorrow, but every day.  He loves everyone; each and every one of you; even me.  Tomorrow is the best Christmas I will ever have, because I get to share it with people I love, people who love me, and God.  I wanted to share this with you all tonight, because I want you all to have the best Christmas ever tomorrow, just like mine.