"The word of God became a human being and lived among us" Jn 1:14"Jesus was fully human. To us, humanity means frailty and failure; hence, our dilemma. We need a God who is beyond us and yet one with whom we can identify. That was God's intention in the Incarnation. In Jesus, God put himself into a real man who might have lived next door.”
Dr. David L. Mc Kenna
As we will soon celebrate Jesus' birth we asked a few people around: "What difference does your belief in Jesus make in everyday life?" Here are their answers which they shared to make more visible for themselves and others the joy and hope informing their lives.
“It makes the difference of finding the energy to go the extra mile when my energies are long gone... to forgive and not brood...to hope. Without the love and companionship of Jesus my life and work would lose their meaning. Because he became one like me, there is nothing in my human life that cannot relate me to Him... in my pains and joys I find His love! The Eucharist is Living Presence that renews and enkindles my life.”...
Bless us O Lord, as we pray together,
We thank you on this Christmas day for being born to be with us,
We pray that we may grow in our love for all our brothers and sisters,
Bless this food we eat today,
Bless the hands that made the food.
Bless us O Lord.
Amen
CHRISTMAS FAITH QUOTES BY FAMOUS PEOPLE
“It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year but ...There are millions of people lighting candles of hope in our world today. Christmas is a good time to be thankful for them, and for all that brings light to our lives.”
Queen Elizabeth 2nd, Christmas message, 2015
TOP POPES' QUOTES ABOUT CHRISTMAS
"ENSURE THAT HOLY CHRISTMAS is never a celebration of commercial consumerism, of appearances or of useless gifts, or of excessive waste, but that it is a celebration of joyfully welcoming the Lord into the crib and into the heart.”
Pope Francis, Meeting with the personnel of the Holy See, 2014
INCARNATION QUOTES BY THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
“Our Saviour, dearly-beloved, was born today: let us be glad.
For there is no proper place for sadness, when we keep the birthday of the Life, which destroys the fear of mortality and brings to us the joy of promised eternity. No one is kept from sharing in this happiness.”
St Leo the Great
