A BADLY NEEDED CHRISTMAS

      Christmas, of course celebrates the birth of Jesus.  More particularly, Christmas celebrates the coming of  Infinite, Eternal Divinity to earth in  the form of a Hebrew baby who was named Jesus. 

     Little wonder that the Angels sang, "Glory to God  in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests." (Lk. 3:14)
Glory to God!!"

    Jesus, who is Divinity in human form, is  the perfect link  between God and all of humanity.  John (4: 6)    His birth calls for us to be the blessed representatives of God-in-Human-Form in and for today's society.

    So Christmas is a special time for us to receive the gift that is God, and to be re-inspired to do whatever we can to help our society grow and evolve in ever greater and deeper peace and love for everyone without exception.  As Vatican II said, we are called in the Spirit of Christ to work to make the world more human.  This means that we are gifted and called to be ever more loving and self-giving of service to others for the sake of  order, jusrtice, peace and love in our society.   

    This Christmas, given the condition of America,  we need the presence and influence of Divinity very badly.  We need a life renewing Christmas, a rebirth of Christ, who is the very meaning and presence of unity in love for one another without exception.                                                                                                

   Our "One Nation under God, with liberty and justice for all," is fast becoming five separate nations, White, Brown,  Black, red and Yellow, within a Godless land of social and political collapse.  

     Very importantly, we have become a nation in which a frightening number of us are giving  pagan-like allegience to a hopelessly self-serving man who had deeply infected our political system with his personal sickness.  

    Under his evil spell, one half of our government has  collapsed into a frightened heap of political cowards who are endangering our democracy in order to placate his sickness.  Those of his followers who should protect our democracy do nothing to move our country forward so they can be reelected and then continue to do nothing to move our country forward.  

   In this season of the birth of Him who is the Light of the World, many of us live in political and moral darkness.  In order to truly celebrate this Chrtmas, we will have to find a way through our self-imposed darkness of mindless prejudice and stupid, brutal, politics.  Unhappily, this Christmas, the prognosis is poor.       

   This year, we should celebrate Christmas with special spiritual intensity.  We should cry out.  "Come, Lord Jesus" from the very  depts of our hearts and souls.  .  "Dear Jesus, our society, our Constitution and our nation itself are in serious danger of collapsing because of our own inability to live and work togeter in mutual love and caring for one another and for our national unity.  

     You who are Divine Love and Unity in human form, open our hearts and minds to appreciate the miracle of your presence in our world, in our country and in every country.  You came to give us fullness of life in the form of the gift of love for one another witout exception.  

     In your Spirit of Divine Love, help us celebrate a Christmas that is a reneweal of our love for everyone, without exception.  Thus we pray with all our hearts, "Come, Lord Jesus!" 

    

   

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