Christmas is about more than trees and gifts. Mary, a virgin, was living in Galilee of Nazareth and was engaged to be married to Joseph, a Jewish carpenter. An angel visited her and explained to her that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit. She would carry and give birth to this child and she would name him Jesus. Being a virgin, Mary questioned the angel, “How will this be?” The angel explained that the child would be God’s own Son and humbled and in awe, Mary believed the angel of the Lord and rejoiced in God her Savior. Continue reading →