To ``prepare for Christmas`` in our society is to be sucked into a vortex of indulgence, from decor to gifts to calorie-rich foods.
Training our eyes to see through the rough stable, the adolescent mother, and the anxious escape to Egypt, we can see in that.
The arrival of the Messiah, by contrast, is true Abundance disguised by the impression of scarcity.
Layer upon layer of tinsel, lights, and wrapping paper create the illusion of abundance, disguising the feeling of emptiness in our souls.
To ``prepare for Christmas`` in our society is to be sucked into a vortex of indulgence, from decor to gifts to calorie-rich foods