CHRISTMAS – 2009

It seems not so long ago that we celebrated Christmas of 2008. Time sure flies as does the good and the bad.

Eternity stands before us at all times and God’s generous gift of his Son who became human like you and I, except for sin, stands before us every day of the year but we are especially reminded of it at Christmas time. The Son of God came into our midst to teach us how to travel through this earthly existence in order to achieve everlasting happiness.

God’s generosity is beyond comprehension. It simply boggles the mind. God is lavish in his gifts because of his goodness which is constantly overflowing as we continue in existence, an existence never earned nor requested just given. Our task as followers of the Christ-child is to imitate his example which is to love as he loved and to be as selfless as he was selfless.

His way is the only way, the way of humility and service because he came not to be served but to serve and what is even more he served himself as food and drink, under the form of bread and wine in the Eucharistic celebration.

If God can stoop down and come into our midst we too ought to put aside our pride and serve as he served. In that way maybe we can spread a little of God’s love and peace and so help others become acquainted with the God within because as St. John has said: “God is Love”. Wherever we find love we find God.

Christmas time is a time for all of us to be reminded of God’s continuous generosity and ongoing love. By loving we can bring God’s love down into our every day existence and thereby give others a foretaste of the heavenly kingdom which is our ultimate goal and as the saying goes, “the more the merrier” for love is not diminished by sharing but only grows by leaps and bounds when it is shared.

May each and everyone during this Christmas season experience God’s love and share it with those near and far.

Sincerely in Christ,

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