Don Payne reflects on what Christmas means for us this season and why the hope it brings is especially timely in light of this year. We are reminded of the “human-centered utopianism” that dominates our culture and are called to cling instead to the profound truth that God remains ever-present to us and has chosen to be with us. God’s redemption story, that begins in this season with the Christmas story, is perhaps more important now than ever.