Christmas does not begin with answers, explanations, or certainty. It begins with signs.
Luke’s Christmas story offers no sermon and no clear instruction—only angels who say go and see, shepherds who touch what they do not yet understand, and Mary who treasures unresolved things in her heart. Before creeds, before teachings, before questions are worked out, faith begins as reception and wonder.
One of the gifts of Christmas is permission to not have everything figured out. It reminds us that the seedbed of faith is to rest in the unexplained, to encounter God’s presence through simple, tangible signs: light, music, bread, wine, and silence. There is time in our faith journeys to work through our doubts, but Christmas is a time to simply rest in wonder first. Moreover, it is a reminder that doubts and questions about God are not a sign of weakness but a sign of God at work in our lives. Faith does not require understanding tonight—only openness. A sign is given. Go and see.
