Merry Christmas. I'll say something that I probably have said a thousand times, which is

when it comes to Christmas movies, my favorite Christmas movie of all time is, my name's Father

Mike Schmitz, and this is The Century Presents. It's a Wonderful Life. It's the story of George Bailey.

I mean, how many times do I brought this up around Christmas? Story of George Bailey.

Right, George Bailey, this man who wants to, with everything he he has leave Bedford Falls and make his way.

He wants to build skyscrapers, wants to develop modern cities, he wants to do something incredible

with his life, but he's because of circumstances, he chooses, he's forced to, but he also

chooses, right? He chooses to be nobly, chooses to have to be a man of character. He chooses

to stay in his hometown in order to help people. He has a smaller life

than he thought and he doesn't accomplish the things that he wanted to accomplish. Again,

this is come back to our heart right here we are on Christmas Day. He doesn't accomplish

what he wanted to accomplish. He doesn't achieve what he wanted to achieve. He doesn't live the

life that he dreamed of living. And so at one point,

he's tempted to believe that it would be better if he had never been born. It would be better

for others, for himself, if he had never existed. And that's kind of the crux moment, right? But it

opens up on that moment.

It opens up on this night where here's George

with all of his dreams crashing down around him,

plus a bunch of other things, bills to pay,

and people to take care of, and everyone's praying.

And this is the opening scene of the whole movie.

Again, first place I get tears.

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