Our lives are filled with ups and downs, joys and struggles.

We should remember the ultimate two-in-one gift: Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God; innocent child and sacrificial savior.There is no greater evidence of this than looking at both the birth of Jesus Christ and Christ’s crucifixion. We cannot have one without the other and our lives often seem to mirror this dichotomy.

We cannot think of Christmas and Easter separately. Christ is the sole reason for both of those holidays and is the sole reason for our existence and life as Christians.

God is our light but that does not mean our lives will be completely devoid of darkness. Even so, we should focus more on the Christmas aspect than the Easter aspect of life. We should remember the ultimate two-in-one gift: Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God; innocent child and sacrificial savior.