But in the midst of all of our busyness, are we forgetting the One who is the reason for the celebration?   It is so easy to get involved with the additional day to day activities that we forget all about our Savior and about preparing to daily welcome Him into our hearts and lives.  Are we expecting to meet Him?  Are we carving out time to spend alone with Him each day? 

In the era when Jesus was born, the Jewish people were looking for and longing for their Messiah.  They knew that the prophets had foretold that a messiah would come, but they were too busy doing other things and did not remember what God had said about this coming king.  When Jesus arrived, most were too busy with daily living to actually notice that what the Scriptures had prophesied was actually taking place.  Even the chief priests and scribes were too busy to notice and to investigate when the wise men arrived asking about the arrival of the king of the Jews.  (Matthew 2:1-6)

What about each one of us? Paul Gerhardt wrote the following words: