As the Christmas Story goes, three wise men some say were priests, others say were kings others say were astrologers bring gifts to the newly birthed Jesus 12 days before. Did Mr. Scrooge and the Grinch steal your Christmas and keep you standing outside in the dark and cold looking in? It is hard to celebrate Christmas when the story doesn’t bring you food, warm clothing and safe cozy lodgings. My wish for all my readers this year, is that they find the love of Jesus and nurture it as they would a brand new baby.
Did Mr. Scrooge and the Grinch steal your Christmas?
Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch are laughable characters. ?Death is not. Death comes to countless numbers of people every year at Christmas. So does unemployment or the loss of one’s home. Many people watched TV movies hoping for the promise of sugar plums and gifts and making it home in time to reconnect with family. Many were disappointed. They just couldn’t see any hope. Christmas came…and God didn’t wow them with a miracle.
Where is the hope of Christmas when death or some personal let down comes like a Scrooge or a Grinch? Can the Christmas Story bring hope to those facing hard times?
As the Christian Story goes, Mary is pregnant with a miracle—an immaculate conception.? Should the authorities find out about Mary and Joseph, they and Mary’s gift could be killed. Miraculously they escape the death grip of the…
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I believe that the Gospel is watching out for the needy. It is hard to listen to anything when you are hungry, cold, and homeless.
So often we never take the Gospel out of the sanctuary.
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The needy also need to see LOVE in ACTION inside the sanctuary. The desire to come in out of the cold needs to be kindled. Even people inside the sanctuary need to be reminded…Love can be messy and relationships and friendships take work. People without social skills or financial skills or street smarts are often marginalized and left out in the cold because they have given up on themselves and just do not know how to relate to others in appropriate ways and have perhaps lost the desire to change or learn new ways of being in relationship. Or perhaps they expect others to give them money and that money will bring them what they need to be comforted. Having said that, God does care for the homeless and the marginalized. Check out this youtube link https://youtu.be/rmPsbt9GVUM.
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