You've heard the saying: "Christmas is for kids." That's not true. Christmas is primarily for adults. Kids shouldn't be out in the cold, witnessing a woman's labor and her Baby's delivery in a barn. Kids should be warm, tucked into bed, secure, dreaming sweet dreams, not having to face such harsh realities.
However, Christmas is for adults who have the simple faith of kids. Christmas is "hidden from the learned and the clever" but "revealed to the merest children" (Lk 10:21). Only "the merest children" would believe in the virgin birth (see Mt 1:23). Christmas is for those who are poor in the eyes of the world but rich in faith (Jas 2:5). It is for those considered absurd and foolish by worldly standards (1 Cor 1:27). Christmas is for anyone who will depend not on their own intelligence but trust in the Lord with all their heart (Prv 3:5).
| PRAYER: | Father, may I not put myself in a position where I am hiding from a true Christmas. |
| PROMISE: | "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him: a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a Spirit of counsel and of strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord." –Is 11:2 |
| PRAISE: | St. John Damascene had his right hand cut off by the emperor, but had it restored by the Blessed Mother. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College