The festive season is here, let us celebrate with cheer and caution

There will be a frenzy of activity this week as millions of Kenyans take time off their busy schedules to celebrate Christmas with loved ones. It will also be a time to reflect. A time to look back, and a time to ponder the future as 2019 ends and a New Year full of expectations begins.

For Christians, celebrating the birth of Christ comes with spiritual reconnaissance, one that ushers in unity, forgiveness, mutual support and a sense of belonging to the family, country and community of nations. On Wednesday, millions will spread cheer and rejoice in the reason for the season, just like celebrations that dominated when the prophecy of Virgin Mary conceiving and giving birth to Christ (Isaiah 7) came to pass.