On this Christmas Eve night after the final Sunday of Advent, the large, white candle in the center of the Advent wreath is lit. This candle symbolizes the coming of Christ, who is the Light of the world, and the salvation He brought to us. We are reminded that He has brought us out of darkness and into His glorious light. That this candle burns at the center of the Advent wreath reminds us that Jesus is the Telos, the culmination of God’s plan of salvation and the center of Scripture. He is the One to whom everything was pointing. May we as a church fix our eyes on Jesus once again, giving thanks to God for this unspeakable gift of our salvation. “And He is the Head of the body, the Church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent.” – Colossians 1:18