Bishop John reflects on the meaning of Christmas through two words we often use interchangeably — cost and worth.

Drawing on childhood memories and everyday experience, he explores how we learn to understand the difference between the two — and why Christmas invites us to think more deeply about both.

In the familiar story of the nativity, Bishop John points to a gift whose true cost and true worth can only be fully known by God. From the journey of Mary and Joseph to the songs of the angels and the quiet wonder of the shepherds, the Christmas story unfolds slowly, asking us to look beyond appearances to see what God sees.

This Christmas message invites us to pause, to reflect, and to consider what it really means to say that Christmas is worth it — not in what it costs us, but in the gift offered to the world, fragile and vulnerable, yet of immeasurable value.