Somebody commented recently that they really need the happy of Christmas. I was reminded of Andy Williams’ classic lyrics, “It’s the hap, happiest time of the year”. How about you? For some of us that will be fairly easy to engage. For others, 2016 has felt like a most un-Christmas year, and doing merry can feel like pressure or highlight losses.
But the real Christmas story leads us in a different direction. It isn’t about happy or merry but something deeper and better. And the target audience wasn’t those who were doing OK but the opposite.