The Christmas of our lives

The Christmas of our lives is beginning again and again, in each moment, as we rediscover Jesus with us at each unfolding. Each moment a realisation, a one-off event of welcome and joy to this Divine Presence – God with us always.  Once born amongst us, the seemingly ordinary events take on a resonance and light far beyond ourselves if we but have the heart to recognise and respond. ‘Come, Lord Jesus, Come!

We pray this for all, not just for ourselves!  That this Child who makes himself known to Us, will also grow within us, and with us, all the days of our lives.

“But, somehow, this day
never fails to awaken a longing
to love well—or at least better—
all those here with us, and those far away,
and to remember with gratitude
those now gone, gone, gone and missed.

What is this mystery?

Our God who set the world spinning
should come down for this one reason:
to love us into a newness.
Not for gain, nor our capitalist fantasies,
but the hope that freely, lavishly,
that we might learn to see, feel, and live Christ’s love.
Thank you.
Christ the Giver and the Gift”.

[From ‘A Blessing for Christmas Day’, shared by Kate Bowler, by email  – 25 December 2024].