An interesting fact, or non-fact, is the actual birthday of Christ. Since it is the season for the celebration of that day, I offer up the question of why it matters. I will not be going into the myriad accusations of one belief versus another nor what signs there may or may not have been. I will not be discussing astrology or calendar references either. What I want to bring to your wit and wisdom is the query of importance to the day; and yes, the date. There are boundless volumes of text and data to be found throughout libraries and websites. Doctrine and subsequent belief offer many answers and premises, yet most are vague and left to faith.

Why does it matter? That is the most common answer I could find. The definitive end of an ignorant argument. Because it does matter. It matters as for faith there must be belief. And for some to come to belief there should be facts to weigh. The assimilation of a day set for celebration to encourage an emergence to a religion can be understood on a social scale. However, the non-existence of a date that was preordained and prophesized begs questions toward the legitimizing of the tale. As a believer in the tale, one should be able to reckon the validity of that belief. For there are those that are watching and stuffing their socks with lies.

It is significant however to address the importance of the day and date as it pertains to the belief of the most important moment in Christian history. And, for there not to be a date for that moment baffles me. The prophetic belief and consequent faith that follows would surely dictate a literal calendar event. One might argue that the death and resurrection of Christ are the most important yet that would be impossible without first the occurrence of birth. The birth is discussed yet not determined. As I do not know I can only ask why and hope for a legitimate answer. Even perhaps a well-thought-out argument.

No, my faith is not in question. Yet it is a responsibility that I take seriously to offer mindful answers to questions regarding my belief. So, if someone were to ask me why I celebrate Christmas on that day I can offer a sound reason that it is a celebration of a day. Yet I cannot say that it is in reverence to that date. Still, my answer would be that every day should be a celebration to the meaning lest it gets lost in context. And I would offer up that my ignorance is only outweighed by my desire to know the facts that pertain to my belief. So I ask; what would your answer to the question of the day be? Have you given it much thought?