December 25th is ending, after all the talk about the exactness of the date - it's not about the calender, it about the FACT that God's Son came to live with us, after all the frantic getting and spending - not that you may have liked what you got, the preparations - meals, trees. creches, rooms.
And then that haunting line recurs "No room; there was no room for them in the inn. So God had to stay outside.
Not much different today, I think, so I'm tempted to ask once again,'what difference did Christ's coming make to this world?' God has remained respectful of his creation, not pushy, not controlling, not demanding attention or allegiance. God has shown once again that humankind is worth his attention and the best he has to offer. God is not fed up with us. And this is reason enough to celebrate Christmas, to go beyond the world weariness and the cynicism that could so easily blind us to the power of Christmas. So let us rejoice that God is with us in the midst of this confused and confusing world we are creating, to show us the that we are loved, precious in his eyes, and infinitely valuable. So hurray for today and everyday of life.
Amen. God is truly with us.
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