Christmas is not only angels, carols, and shepherds.
It is also fear. Power. And blood.
Today, we are standing at the tomb of King Herod—the ruler who ordered the massacre of innocent children in Bethlehem after hearing that the Messiah had been born. A king so terrified of a newborn child that he chose murder over repentance.
This is the truth behind the nativity.
Light entered a world soaked in darkness—and the darkness failed to stop it.