CHRISTmas, love, and family
"They will call him Emmanuel"- which means, " GOD IS WITH US." (Matthew 1:23).
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, our dear LORD JESUS!
Thank you , our dear God our Father, by sharing Your Son with us, through the Holy Spirit, He came to share Your LOVE with us and truly, Jesus' birthday, CHRISTmas brings everyone together, as a family, as Your family, within a home , Your home, full of Your love and grace! Thank you, our dear God, Amen!
HAPPY GOD-BLESSED CHRISTMAS again TO YOU ALL!!!
Still today, LOVE- the beautiful gift of God to us all- lingers until now and hopefully, we will all allow God's love to stay with us through all the days and years! God's love through Christ His Son is " the light (that) shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5).
It is a love that is full of giving and sharing- no conditionalities. God's love is for all, immeasurable, eternal. What a beautiful reason to forever rejoice, to proclaim and share to all God's love for us all!
"By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high," has broken "upon us." (Luke 1:78). Christmas starts us off to yet another new day, another dawn, another new beginning. "So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17) CHRISTmas brings the gift of renewal. Thank God for new beginnings each day! Thank God for days full of love, continuing days of CHRISTmas all through the years!
"Jesus, thank You for the light of Christmas that banishes fear and brings me the hope of new beginning," wrote Shari Smyth in the December 25 meditation of Streams in the Desert.
"Do not be afraid;" the Angel told the shepherds, "for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is a Messiah and Lord." (Luke 2:10-11)
"And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those whom his favor rests." ( Luke 2:13-14)
CHRISTmas always reminds us that God's love for us is the greatest- despite our sins, He continues to embrace us all as His children, as part of His family. Thank you so much, our dear God!
Where God is, there is love. Blessed are the families who accept God's love in their homes this Christmas and always! On this day of a new beginning, may we all in our own family and together, as one family of God, go forward and share God's love to all - allowing CHRISTmas to go on and on and on.
You may have joined the choir sing this beautiful song during the mass for Christmas - " a ray of hope flickers in the sky, a tiny star lights up way up high, all across the land, dawns a brand new morn, this comes to pass WHEN A CHILD IS BORN."
When CHRIST was born, God's love embraced us as part of His family and home. So much to rejoice about, so much gifts and blessings from God! Thank you again and again, our dear God!!!
May CHRISTmas and love continue in your homes and hearts always!
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