As we count down the last few hours until midnight I want to wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy and safe Christmas and the same throughout the entire season.

If you are an observant Christian, may the spirit of Jesus Christ imbue you and yours throughout the year and may you take his real teachings to heart, remembering his message was to treat each of your fellow humans with the love and compassion he considered essential to enter into his father’s kingdom.

If Christmas is not your holiday, my wish would be for your life to be filled with the peace and love that is associated with this night, and let it guide your steps through the year to come.