The fully-lit 
version of the Christmas moment arrives in a flourish of both light AND color, even better than anticipated — 
♫ He will bring us goodness and light ♫.  The most natural response is sharing the 
abundance of all things — our 
Merry Christmas-ing is a glimpse of all that truly is, as we increasingly become 
aware of it.
Make ready for the Christ, Whose smile, like lightning,Sets free the song of everlasting glory
That now sleeps, in your paper flesh, like dynamite.
— Thomas Merton, “The Victory”