Hannah is amused

by the kids on the radio who think we celebrate Jesus' dying on the cross at Christmas. We were listening to a station that has little kids say things about what Christmas is all about, and one child said we're celebrating Jesus coming to earth and dying for us on the cross. I could see what he was talking about, although I was just thinking to myself that the Incarnation itself is a pretty big thing to consider and celebrate this time of year when Hannah piped up with,

"We celebrate Jesus' birth at Christmas, not his dying for our sins."

So we had a discussion about how Jesus coming led to his dying for our sins, but how it's an amazing thing that God came as a baby. What a mystery, and a reason to celebrate. When another child later on as we were listening talked about the baby being wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger, Hannah was relieved. "That child knew about why we celebrate Christmas."