During Advent, we all excitedly look towards celebrating Jesus’s birth. However, suddenly it is December 26 and the world resets to its ordinary preoccupations. That’s what is wonderful about observing the Twelve Days of Christmas: it helps us keep reflecting on God’s grace and the miracle of Christmas after the busyness of Christmas Day is past.The 12 Days of Christmas give us an opportunity to slow down and truly reflect on what the purpose of the Christmas miracle of Jesus’s birth is. Over the coming days we will embark on a journey through Scripture and the pictures it gives us of our God lighting our way through the darkness we face throughout life. Rather than rushing into a dark January with the decorations all taken down and the lights turned off, I hope you will join me in celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas this year. Let that extra time of light and joy prepare us for a new year, ready and full of hope in the God who is our light every single year.