Brothers and Sisters,
God Is With Us.
As we come again to the great feast of Christmas, we all do so with mixed feelings. We hear a message of “Joy to the World” and yet we are faced with so much bad news in our world, in our communities and often in our own families. But, as we celebrate again the birth of Christ, we remind ourselves that the bad news is not the last word. The Prophet Isaiah helps us out in the 1st reading at Midnight Mass:
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” (Is 9:2)
That message was true at the first Christmas and is the same today. As pilgrims of hope we are called to remind ourselves and each other that no darkness can overcome the light of Christ, nothing can come between us and the love of God made present in Jesus Christ. Why?
Because God Is With Us.
I ask the blessing of the newborn Christ on you and your families and invite you to continue to welcome the love of Christ into your hearts and to share that love with others.
+Frank Dougan