I sometimes hear people say that Christmas is really for the children. I understand what people mean when they say it.

It’s great to see the joy and wonder of a child when they connect with the beauty of Christmas. It’s good to see them realising the amazing possibilities of a more kind and generous world.

But whatever your age, don’t you deserve that too? Of course you do!

Christians believe that God sent Jesus into the world because God cares about everyone of us. We all matter. Together we can make a more kind and generous world by each one of us being a bit more kind and generous in our own lives.

Whether you believe in God or not, I wish you a good and peaceful Christmas and I hope that in the year ahead you will experience kindness, generosity, joy and wonder.

Sarah Jones, St Mary The Virgin, Ross-on-Wye

St Michael and All Angels, Walford

St Michael and All Angels, Brampton Abbotts.