I conducted a funeral service on Monday.  The deceased died peacefully on December 25, 2015.  At first you might be tempted to say Christmas Day is a horrible day for anyone to die.  In most cases I might agree, but not in this case.  The person who died had declined in health status to the point where she had no quality of life.  At the funeral service I said, “This year Jamie received the ultimate Christmas gift, the gift of eternal peace.”  What better gift is there no matter what day we receive eternal life?