How many times have we heard or sung Joy to the World just this Advent and now Christmas Season? On this day, Christmas itself, it is a fitting message, that the God who created this universe is born as one of us, has stepped into the creature he created to show us his love, and to assure us that we can move toward becoming divine. What a great union of God and humankind, merged into ONE in the person of Jesus! Can we fully comprehend this? It's the task of a lifetime, yet each year as we approach the Mystery from a different place in our lives, from a different angle, it becomes a bit clearer and we move a step or two closer to full comprehension and union.
Yesterday at our 31st Christian Men's Breakfast, the Rev. Lyndon Meyers helped us focus on the privilege we have to bear the name of Jesus. If we call ourselves Christians, we bear his name...as simple as that, but ah, the living out of that privilege...not so simple. Can we be Christ today in our families, at our jobs, in our communities? Do people see Christ in us as we go about our daily lives?
Gives us pause. Yet, we are celebrating the miracle of Christ's birth...a reminder that the miracle of our becoming other Christs IS POSSIBLE. And because of this, there is Joy for the World, and no one can take it from us.
Bro. Rene
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