There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord

That long headline is Proverb 21:30 in case you were wondering.

The number one story I’ve seen repeated in different forms this Christmas season is the attempts by atheists and non-Christians to remove Christ from Christmas, or to remove Christmas itself from existence.

Story after story documents attempts to have Christmas trees removed from city halls, angels removed from federal lawns, Christmas songs removed from schools and nativity scenes removed from windows.

The news articles are followed by dozens of commentaries from writers on both sides of the issue. People who are not Christians can’t stand the thought of Christ’s birth being celebrated. It makes them uncomfortable. It makes them feel left out. It makes them feel targeted, somehow.

I can see how my wanting to celebrate the birth of my savior should have an adverse effect on your feelings. But the main thing as far as I can see, that the anti-Christ activists have succeeded to do, is to bring Jesus Christ into the public eye.

What us Christians might have otherwise celebrated quietly while the rest of the world celebrated Santa Claus and sales at Macy’s has now made it to the front page of every prominent magazine, offering us a multitude of opportunities to share our faith where we might have had none before.

I’m not saying there’s ever a time when there is no opportunity to share the love of Jesus. But occasionally we get complacent. We get caught up in our lives and forget to reach out to the lost. We don’t take the extra time to start a conversation about Jesus.

So I want to thank the ACLU for making sure Christ remains the focus of our attention this holiday season. Thanks for seeing to it that no one views Christmas as merely a day off work and the opportunity to give gifts to loved ones. Thanks for putting Jesus Christ our savior on the forefront of public discussion.

You have inadvertently piqued the interest of some who might otherwise not have thought once about Jesus this season. There are those who might notice the pattern of the easily offended minority dictating the majority’s freedoms and out of concern decide to investigate the matter more thoroughly. You have prepared for us a harvest and handed to us the chance to win souls.

You have also prompted some of us to reexamine how seriously we take our faith. For those of us who might have lacked urgency or fervor in our practice of it, you have brought to light the undeniable danger that one day we will no longer be free to practice it at all.

Now, more than ever, as Christianity quickly becomes an unmentionable, we Christians must redefine our commitment to our faith, and renew the vigor with which we practice it. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Merry Christmas!