For more and more people, Christmas is about giving gifts, bringing the family together, having parties and going on holidays. But it is not about the birth of Christ. In this meditation we pray about how we can put Christ in the centre of our life and grow in friendship with him. We consider:

• Who Christ really is
• Why he became flesh
• How he came to be born in Bethlehem
• What we learn from his birth in a stable
• How we can grow in love for him through prayer, the Mass, reading the Scriptures, the sacraments, penance and service to others