Double Dutch

“I ask anew the question offered by Pilate two thousand years ago, “What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?” (Matthew 27:22) Indeed, we need continually to ask ourselves, ‘What shall we do with Jesus who is called Christ? What shall we do with his teachings, and how can we make them an inseparable part of our lives?’ In light of these questions, at this season we ask another: ‘What does Christmas really mean?’ May I suggest some things that it should mean? Christmas means giving. The Father gave his Son, and the Son gave his life. Without giving there is no true Christmas, and without sacrifice there is no true worship. There is more to Christmas than neckties, earrings, toys, and all the tinseled stuff of which we make so much.” - President Gordon B. Hinckley