Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!  What an incredible feast. Jesus, the splendor of heavenly light, the Sun of Justice, the Radiant Dawn enters our world of darkness, where we live under the shadow of death.  Death, where is your sting?  Death is the last enemy that Christ conquers here on this earth.  God takes on human flesh and  journeys here on earth, healing diseases, making the deaf hear and the blind see, casting out demons, bringing the dead to life, those paralyzed walk again, those stooped over stand straight at Jesus' touch, those turning the Temple and all that is sacred into a den of thieves are cast out, those cheating the poor and oppressed are brought to justice, those condemning another sinner are challenged to face their own sinfulness. Over and over again, Jesus shows us the Father's face.  We learn, through Jesus' words and actions, that God is a God of compassion and mercy, a God of love and truth,a God of justice, a God who turns darkness to light, death to life, blindness to sight, deafness to hearing, sickness to health, deceit into honesty, sinfulness into reconciliation to those who trust in the Living Word and repent of their sin. Mary and Joseph, the shepherds and kings who visit the newborn Christ show us the way during this holy season: that of obedience to God's messengers, to God's spirit directing us to the Lord, the Savior of the world, brought into this world as a infant this night 2000+ years ago.  Happy Birthday, Jesus!  Thank you so much for coming to save us from Satan's snares.