Rejoice and be glad, all you who have royally screwed over your life, for Mercy and Grace have come to you in the form of a baby in a manger.

Celebrate, all who have lost their way, for the Star of Bethlehem points the way to the Child who is the Way.

Be ridiculously happy, all you who are shackled to bonds of fear and envy and hate, for the One has come whose mission is to set you free.

Dance for joy, all you who are nobodies of the world, for Mary’s child will take your lives and use them to shame the wise and powerful A-listers.

Weep no more, you who are rejected and outcast, for Love has a name written in blood on His heart and that name is yours.

Be giddy with glee and overcome with laughter, all you who have lost all hope, for Hope now has a name and that name is the Name above all Names, Jesus.

Come to the manger, all ye who are weary and heavy laden, for He who now rests there will give you rest.

Sing with joy all your days, you who were never good enough by your own efforts to get to God, for God has come near to you.