Celebrate Christmas - like never before but better again

 
We don't place a nicely decorated football in a prominent position in the room 4 weeks before the final, like we do with Christmas trees. 
I guess its  partly because we don't know , till the very day of celebration,  which persons will win .
The Jewish people didn't know who was coming when  they set a spare place for centuries  for the unknown and unseen visitor  . The door was left ajar and the setting left free in anticipation of a  guest at the table -  the Messiah  .
Whatever our faith, it seems to me we all share a prayer  for an end to the crisis (Covid , family's or political tensions)  ; an end to ALL  the hostilities just as out forefathers did on the battle fields on Christmas day.  
You may not be anticipating  much this Christmas  , but we can all anticipate good things and set a table place for someone to share our Christmas with us , present or just unseen. Have a blessed time anticipating things this Christmas time.]'