Deacon Tom Writes,
“When Heaven Came Down To Earth”
In the stillness of the night in a remote village, the sound of a newborn baby’s cry interrupts the silence. No ordinary child by heritage, his ancestors include Abraham, Jesse, David, Solomon and Amos, towering figures who had safeguarded the promises given to them by Yahweh that He would one day come down from heaven and live among His people. All creation celebrates this moment in time. Stars in the sky light the way. Angelic Beings sing with joy. Wise men set their course to find him. Nothing in the history of the world before or after this singular moment has had a greater impact on humanity than when heaven came down to earth.
We look back two thousand years and celebrate this joyful event today as we look forward to the dawning of this new day and the promises it has in store for us… the promises of hope that we have for our children, grandchildren and, for some of us, our great grandchildren…. the promises we have that our loved ones who are suffering will find comfort and rest…..the promises that our broken world may find some peace and that all that divides us will be cast aside.
In the quiet of the evening He came into the world to be its light. But the world received him not, back then and still today when we choose resentment over forgiveness; when we choose self over other; when we choose deceit over virtue; when we choose that which does not nourish nor give life over Eucharist; when we choose darkness over light. And yet, He chooses too; He chooses to come again and again into our broken lives, into our fractured world, peddling His goods… peace, justice, purity, love. One day we’ll get it right… That’s the promise. That’s our hope on this new and beautiful morn.
May the joy of the Christ Child and the Holy Family be ours this Christmas and may the Son of God and Son of Mary grant us the deepest desires that lie within our hearts.
Merry Christmas!
Enjoy the day,
Deacon Tom
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