Christmas is a time of great excitement, the giving of gifts, the visits of relatives and friends, sometimes rarely seen. It is one of those nights when you want to stay up all night. And we should stay up to see the miracle: God has become man for our sakes. We should have suffered eternal death, if Christ had not been born in time.We would be lost if he had not hurried to help us. Let us joyfully celebrate the coming of our salvation and redemption. Let us celebrate the festive night on which he who is the great and eternal day came from the great and endless day of eternity into our own short night of time.
A light has dawned that shall ever blaze. Christ the light shines in our hearts and turns night into day. We proclaim this little baby the King of Kings. The angels sing their song of praise and lift up his name with glorias and mighty choruses of sound and yet...it is a silent night, a holy night.
This gift of the Word made flesh is indescribable and full of mystery. The warmth of God's love stands in great contrast to the coldness of the human heart. God cannot give a better gift than Himself. We can see the light eternal somehow getting brighter. Our dazzled eyes somehow behold the sun of grace. This life, this light, this Word, this joy saves us from hopelessness and despair. Fear is banished. Death has lost its sting. Darkness has been driven away. Deafness is shattered. Mercy has a human heart. Loving kindness has a human face. Divine love takes human form. The Prince of peace lies in a manger, his hands too tiny to hold any weapons except to hold the bright blue air.
And so we all come to the manger, from every land and city and town with our petitions for love , mercy, pity, and peace. We say: Save us, might Lord, little Child, from all our distress. You the Word will grow up to be a healer and a teacher. Heal and teach us now.
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