With Christmas now only three short days away, this song seems to become more and more relevant. To me, the essence of Christmas Eve is perfectly captured by the image of love “raining down on the world.” As magical as the entire season is, Christmas Eve is when everything seemingly reaches its pinnacle. Gifts have been bought, wrapped, and placed under Christmas trees. Kids are bursting with excitement, counting down the hours. And families gather to attend Christmas Eve candle light services in churches across the nation. These services have always been times when I feel God’s quiet presence amongst the voices singing His praises. Admittedly, my heart hasn’t been the most receptive to God this Christmas season. As I turned towards old behaviors, I turned away from him. For the second year running, I’ve allowed an eating disorder to taint my holidays. As Christmas Eve grows closer though, songs such as these have been reaching my not-so-tender heart. On Christmas day, we celebrate our Savior humbling himself and coming down to earth to be born in a manger. If that’s not love, I don’t know what love is. Keeping in mind that he did that for me, my heart softens. I can tell that God is working on me. He’s not giving up on me, and neither am I. God certainly is in us. He certainly is for us. And he always is with us.

Merry Christmas, everyone!