Albert writes:- Shortly we will be celebrating Christmas. It is the birth of Jesus that we remember. Jesus is the light of the world. No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bussel. We have to be free to celebrate Christmas. Free from bondage. Free from the clutches of satan. Our hearts must be clear of all unwanted things so that we can build a crib in our hearts. Going for midnight mass, lighting a bright star and distributing sweets and decorating our homes does not make a Christmas. To have a Christmas meaningful we should bend down to the lowest of lowest for there was the saviour born. God chose a stable for himself to be born as Jesus. The meaning of stable means our lives should be simple free from pride. We have to be born poor. Everything that we have has come from God and so we should utilise the wealth according to God's wishes. God accepted the kingdom of Jesus. He acknowledged Jesus as the King and hence he allowed the three kings to visit the stable and bring rich gifts to the King Jesus. The appearence of a star a special type of star indicates the brightness of our lives which should be directed towards heaven and towards God. we are special creations of God and the special star should show us the light coming from God. It should kindle our hearts and minds so that we may accept God the Father as the creator as the power in our life. Everything that comes to us like the directional light of the star is coming from the hands of good God. Mary the mother of Jesus signifies two things. Mary did the will of God. She accepted to be the mother of Jesus and take the responsibility of bringing up Jesus in the spirit of God. We should accept God's plan. In Genis God is telling us to increase and multiply and to fill the earth. No one has right to family planning without God's knowledge and plan. If God is planning our family He will look after it. The second point is Mary's concern for others. Her concern for her cousin Elizabeth who was with a child at old age needed help which Mary gave. At Cana she made Jesus work the first miracle. Do we show concern ? If we have concern for others then why our parents are dumped in the home for the aged ? why there is divorce raging like wild fire ? No concern for our children ? problems with our family members, neighbours, ? One sees a crowd at the court hall, at the lawyer's office why ? we have no love towards anyone. Brothers and brothers cannot see eye to eye.... children fighting legal battles in courts etc etc Unless we rid of these things we cannot celebrate Christmas.
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