Christmas or Easter?

When I was younger I used to wonder which of the two was more important. I think I vaguely understood that, since the resurrection of Christ depended on his birth to be able to happen, the birth should be, at least, no less important than the resurrection. Of course you can say that they are equally important, because Easter wouldn't have been possible without Christmas and Christmas without Easter is useless. But I have also come to the conclusion that which one you choose depends on your viewpoint. If you already believe that Jesus is God then the amazing thing is that He was born a man: that the One who created all things lay begotten in a stable. If you really understand that, it should be no surprise that this God in man had power over death. But if Christmas was just another normal birth of one more normal child, then Easter must turn the world upside-down. For on that day a mortal conquered death, and the one great constant was broken forever.

But of course we can have it both ways, because Jesus was both man and God. Christmas really was the birth of the Everlasting One; and when death died the world did turn upside-down. Or rather, an upside-down world was put right side up again.