Even though Christmas is meant to be a joyful season, we often find that our lives do not match our expectations. We still live in a world full of sin, death, and darkness, although we believe that Jesus came to bring us eternal life. Those who received the news of Christ's arrival on the very first Christmas also had reasons for despair and sadness. Yet the coming of Jesus into the world proves that we always have a reason to praise God, even when life is hard.