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While we do not celebrate this day in our lives, we recognize that the Christian world does and, as stated above in the Weimar answer, it becomes a time when the world seems to want to get along with each other because of this traditional time pf peace. What a true gift it would be to our Beloved Creator, who while on earth/Urantia, came and SHOWED us what loving others looked like even to the actions he made while hanging on the cross, if we lived this ideal of peacefulness and true loving towards one and all every day of the year! Now THAT would be "Christmas", hey?

The UB does not tell us about any time of personal celebrations like birthdays, we ask ourselves "Why not?". They did clear up for us his original birth date, which also clears up the fact that he was born WELL after his parents had been married - NOT a virgin birth! 

They mention as facts the ceremonies of the various family weddings, and, of course, we know the well-known story of the Wedding at Cana...which had its own revelation to us, learning that Jesus had to be careful of his emotions and they could easily become manifest if they coincided with the will of his Father. 

December 25, the date of the appearance of the pagan god Mithras which the apostle Paul included in his work so as to attract the Mithraics into his teaching,  has become more and more a celebration of greed, of consumerism(looks like paganism to me) and less and less of the memory of the perfectly-lived life of Jesus on earth in the flesh. So much money being spent on the already comfortable people of the world instead of sharing with the truly impoverished, everywhere, on this rebellious world. How would the big spenders act if Jesus made himself known today and watched all the fancy celebrations in the homes of those who already have much...?

And as we study his life in Part IV, we see the determined effort by Jesus not to attract undue attention to himself, but to his teachings, directing any focus towards his/our FATHER, as he allowed different titles to be assigned to him: like, the scribe of Damascus, the carpenter of Nazareth, the boatbuilder of Capernaum, the tentmaker of Antioch, and even Peter and Paul dismissed the idea of descriptions of Jesus by others as they were convinced Jesus had not travelled far and wide. What does this tell us, then, about us having a need to celebrate his birthday?

My concern is for the poor people of the world who feel they have to celebrate this day with money they do not have in order to look like "good" Christians to their communities, and believing this is their Christian duty. 

In conclusion, may I pray that we each devote time each day to celebrating the fact of his choice to come to our grief-stricken world, his perfectly lived religious life here and to his suprem gift of the Spirit of Truth, bestowed upon all flesh after his ascension to his rightful place as Master Sovereign Creator of his own universe...this same Spirit, the Comforter, being the expression of the Father’s love and the Son's mercy.

Hi, friends. this is by Buck and Arlene what about you?

117, we must search for the Supreme in the hearts of others (i.e. the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.) Each time we understand, tolerate, befriend, or love another person we add to the growth of the Supreme -- and of course, our own growth.

From a sociological framework, the brotherhood of man is achieved when two, three, or more personalities come together motivated to do good. To be more specific, it is the morality of interpersonal relationships that determines our role in co-creating destiny with the Supreme. We simply have to interact positively and morally with the persons with whom we come into contact in our daily lives. It is so easy! To understand and actually interact with other persons in a moral and positive way is the foundation of a cosmic citizen's duty; a recognized duty to the brotherhood of man and the growth of the Supreme.

But to get back to our original idea -- how does this relate to Christmas? Tens of millions of Christians on that one day allow themselves the liberty to mightily experience "peace on earth and good will toward men." Christmas day can give us a glimpse of the realities of light and life -- as our families, neighbors, and communities attempt to consciously fullfill their duty of goodwill toward all men. What a great growth spurt must the Supreme experience from the energies of Urantia 606 on December 25th; a day when so many personalities are actively involved ina moral and loving way with other personalities. And, it may sound worn, but what greater good could we do ourselves, our brothers and sisters, and the Supreme than to experience the brotherhood of man each day of the year?

As you know, a beautiful account of his birth can be found in Paper 122, Section 8 “The Birth of Jesus,” page 1351:
“All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 b.c., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world, was wrapped in the clothes which Mary had brought along for such a possible contingency, and laid in a near-by manger.”
Many Urantia Book readers celebrate Christ’s birth each year on August 21 by attending “Jesus Birthday” parties or picnics—in addition to celebrating Christmas in December. Figuring out “how many candles to put on the cake,” so to speak, is always a mathematical challenge.For each year, it tells you how many years since the birth of Jesus. August 21, 2023, will be 2029 years since Jesus was born on earth (Urantia).

KATO PARE

YOUTH URANTIA SCHOLARS

Christmas is a time to give thanks to Michael of Nebadon and to celebrate the marvel of a Creator Son being born on Urantia to deliver to all humanity, even to an entire universe, an enlightened portrayal of the true nature of a loving God.