The Nativity isn’t really about God’s action in “becoming” a baby. What, after all, does any baby do simply by being born? It’s our reaction to that birth that’s the measure of how effective it is.
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I sometimes wonder if we get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas to the extent that we do simply because we’ve come to believe that there’s very little we can do to bring about either “peace on earth” or something as modest as peace in our own small corner of it. Continue reading
What about those of us who understand that the promise of Emmanuel is neither some supernatural intervention nor some otherworldly utopia, but a symbol of what this world could be, right here, right now?
Where do we find the Joy in a world that is so much less than it could be? The symbolism of Emmanuel is neither some supernatural intervention nor some otherworldly utopia, but a promise of what this world could be, right here, right now. Continue reading
“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day.” It didn’t happen because the Grinch agreed to adhere to any particular doctrine, or because he was threatened by some Zeus-god hurling thunderbolts. He wasn’t converted. He was transformed.
We don’t need the birth of a supernatural god to prove to us that we’re in an inseverable, inextricable, agapé relationship with God. We just need the birth of a child.
Advent – the month or so where we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ. Or, if your holiday focus runs to the less contemplative – “Gaaah!! It’s only a month until Christmas!”
The famous editorial well expresses the difference between literal belief and faith in the Message of Christ.
May you experience with boundless joy of Emmanuel, God with us, today and every day of the year.
For God so Loved the World – and kinda liked people too. Agapé.
Rejoice! God is coming to the Christmas Party.