Back in the 1940’s, there was a little boy who sang a popular song - “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.” He knew exactly what he wanted for Christmas. But - do we really know what we want? You hear a lot of adults saying, “It’s different these days. I can’t capture that wonderful Christmasy feeling I used to have as a child.” Face it - we are really not waiting breathlessly for our husbands to give us the latest kitchen device. Even our kids are used to getting most of what they want all year. Does anyone really need ANYTHING this year? Down deep, we know it’s not the gifts. It is that sense of miracles happening that our hearts really crave. That’s why we watch the Hallmark movies and read the Christmas books - trying to catch that spirit. All of the glitzy decorating, the gleaming Christmas trees… the gifts, the colourful wrapping paper, the baking of goodies - all of this should point to only ONE THING: that, yes, something impossible happened! Mary said YES to a seemingly impossible vision for her life! We worship each week to remember the miraculous birth of Jesus - but the miracles are not over: Christ died as all of us must do, he did the impossible by rising - AND Christ will come again! It may take our lifetime to transmit these mysteries of love to this sad world. But the Spirit calls us to bring back the miracle of Christmas by doing what Mary did: say yes to the challenges that look totally impossible. We’re gathered today to help each other do just that.