Christmas reminds us that many people
cannot find a room in the Inn. They are
left out in the cold because we failed to invite them into ― not our home
because there isn’t room for all of them― but we could open our hearts to them…
surely there is enough room in our hearts for them.
It is truly amazing that when those who
are out in the cold come out of the cold and into the warmth of our hearts,
everyone is speaking the language of love and everyone understands each other;
the many colors of their skin form a rainbow to celebrate the end of prejudice
and hate.
The many cultures become the spice of
lives intertwined to appreciate differences, religions now break down walls diving one from
the other and the bricks become stepping-stones upon which everyone can walk to
the other, and unity through diversity lightens up the heart to see who is
present; in those who were poor; in those who were marginalized; in the
castaways; in the misfits; in those persecuted in their quest for justice; in
those who were hungry or thirsty; in those who were not able to find a true
friend; in the homeless; in those who are in jail and wrongly accused; in the
outcasts; in those who wounded and crushed by life; in women who are not
recognized as full human beings; in those who struggle with their sexual
orientation; in those who are on the brink of suicide; in those who have
committed murder; in those who have cheated and lied, etc.
So look around in your heart and you
will have found present in each of these a human being worthy of dignity and
respect and you will be amazed to find that you are present in some small way
in each of them because together we make up the whole of humanity.
And no one person can ever be judged as
not being human. And in every human being God within her or him … to help us
grow to become mature, to fan that little spark into a flame of love.
In the experience of a divine presence
Matthew and Luke included the birth of Jesus in their Gospels for one reason;
to tell us the Good News is that we can create a rebirth, a new life for all
those we have in our hearts. We can bring them back to life, even if it only
for this one moment when we thank God we are like the rest of humanity … always
at a virginal beginning waiting for something unbelievable to occur.
And just
in case you missed the Good News, Jesus is raised from the dead and maybe Pope
Francis says it best; Christ’s
resurrection is not an event of the past; it contains a vital power which has
permeated this world. When all seems to
be dead, signs of the resurrection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force. Often it seems that God does not exist at
all; all around us we see persistent injustice, evil, indifference and
cruelty. Bu it is also true that in the
midst of darkness something new always springs to life and sooner or later
produces fruit. On razed land life
breaks through stubbornly yet invincibly.
Merry Christmas to you, your family,
friends and all those in your heart!
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