Do not call to mind the former things,
   Or ponder things of the past.
Behold, I will do something new,
   Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
   I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
   Rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NASB)

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

Galatians 4:4-5 (NASB)

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Calvin Coolidge