At Christmas, we all too easily forget why Jesus was born. Perhaps it’s the distraction of decorations, or trying to do our Christmas shopping (oh yeah, I’ve still got to do that!), or the excitement of having a day off work. But without knowing or remembering the good news of why Jesus was born, we’re missing the best reason of all to celebrate. Mary, considering the wonderful news that Jesus would be born through her, responded by saying “My soul magnifies the Lord” – that is, she gave glory to God – and went on to say “my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour”, recognising that Jesus would be born, not to give us a nice story, but to die in our place, to save us from our sin. If we’re not celebrating that, we’re missing the whole point.