That first Christmas was a complete mess.  Nothing about it was any where near being a Happy Holiday.  Why would God choose to reveal himself this way? Why is it that Happiness and Merriness are not the picture we see when God enters the world. Why is that God chooses to be MESSY? Because God is sending us a message. He is sending us the message that Jesus doesn’t enter our happiness. Jesus doesn’t enter our Merriness. Christmas is about Jesus entering our Messiness.