We all experience Christmas time as one of the busiest seasons of the year. We are busy with several things, both spiritual and material. We keep running without looking around to get our tasks accomplished daily. Most of the time, we are task-driven and task-oriented. Unfortunately, life usually defines itself as a routine of task completion. We jump from one task to another and lose life’s beauty here on earth.
Every year, Christmas bells keep ringing, reminding us that life is not only just task accomplishments alone but an invitation to enjoy the beauty of the gift of life and be thankful to the Lord and one another. We have several gifts around us, such as our families, friends, well-wishers, church community, nation, relationships, and many more. Among all of them, the most essential Gift we talk about during the Season of Christmas is the Gift of the very person of Baby Jesus. The mystery of incarnation is the mystery of love. The mystery of divine love manifested in a human capsule appears before us as Baby Jesus. It is a mystery of love revealed to the whole of humanity and needs to be told to all nations worldwide.
Christmas time is an opportunity to tell the whole world that divine love is revealed in human form and appeared in a manger in Bethlehem; therefore, let us come together to rejoice and share our life and love with the whole creation. First and foremost, we need to tell it to ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and the whole world. This is our task today as Christians and followers of Christ as we celebrate the Birth of Christ in this war and violence-torn world around us.
The greatest tragedy of our time today is that we live a life of love deficiency. We have everything we want but don’t have what we need, which is Love and Human brotherhood, irrespective of religious differences and political barriers. Love travels beyond all human-made barricades and boundaries. Today, the world needs more love, peace, joy, understanding, compassion, forgiveness, and human brotherhood. Therefore, celebrating Christmas, the Feast of Love, is very important this year for the whole world. Let our life be a telling of this love to the entire creation!
May Baby Jesus bring us peace and joy and, above all, love into our lives. May He dispel darkness and bring light and love into our hearts. May He help us understand, accept, appreciate, acknowledge, and integrate others as our brothers and sisters beyond the barriers of religion and politics. May He be our light amid darkness and chaos!
May I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a grace-filled New Year 2024. May the almighty God who kept us safe and well until this moment continue to provide and protect us in the coming days.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024
