CHRISTMAS
There was a little boy, helping his father set up the Christmas decorations. While sorting out the ornaments, he asked his father a question, “Daddy what does ignore mean?” the father explained, “Ignore means not to pay attention”. Then, immediately the little boy looked up at his father and said, “I don’t think we should ignore Jesus”. The father was amazed, “I don’t think we should ignore Jesus either, son. I think we should give our full attention. Why did you ask, that we ignore him?” “Daddy is not it, the Christmas carol, sung by people, ‘ o come let us ignore him…?”
End of the story!
This Christmas, let us not ignore Jesus. This Christmas, Christ will come again and let us give him our full attention, who is the true reason of the season, the true reason of our celebration. You know, people are forgetful. They even forget what Christmas is all about. What is the meaning of Christmas? What is Christmas to us? Christmas tree? Christmas decorations? Christmas lights? Christmas shoppings…etc.
What is the real meaning of Christmas? The meaning of Christmas is all about “the mystery of the incarnation”. Why did God become man? Why was he born?
- God is not content to love us as God. He chooses to love us as a man.
- God in his great love for man, he opted to be born as man.
The very reason, why did God become man, why was he born, is to be with us, to be one of us and to be for us. That is why the child in the manger was called “Emmanuel”, God who is with us-God who is not only beside us always but God who is within us always. Immanently present within us.
This Christmas, let us not ignore Jesus. Let us remind ourselves, that Christmas is all about God. A God becomes man, to be with us, one of us and for us.
Let us give him our full attention, because he comes precisely for you and me.
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