The Fourth Sunday of Advent tells us
that Christmas is right around the corner.
Christmas tells us that Jesus, Who
is Emmanuel, God-with-us, is born for us.
We celebrate the gift of the Incarnation, that is, the reality of the
Word-made-flesh, God’s entering fully into our world as one of us in the Person
of Jesus Christ. This Mystery changes
how we see our life in this world.
Often, Christians are accused on not
looking at this world as important.
Because we turn our thoughts to Eternity, it is thought that we do not
concern ourselves with the world around us.
If Christmas is understood properly, however, it becomes quite clear
that the exact opposite is true. “God so loved the world, that He sent His Only
Son to be our Savior.” (John 3:16) If God so loves us as to be concerned with
our lives on the earth even to the point of living out a human life among us,
then our Faith calls us to attend to the realities of this world as well. God’s Love, lived among us, leads to a deeper
involvement in the world.
All human beings are made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis
Let us be a community of welcome to
all who join us in the Masses of Christmas.
May we become ever more truly a sign to the world that Christ is born
for us all.
To all who will be away from our
parish family: be sure that you are in our prayers at all the Masses of
Christmas.
Focolare
Word of Life for December 2013: May the Lord make you increase
and abound in love for one another and for all (1 Thes. 3:12 ).
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