Christmas lessons

Santa Claus with all his paraphernalia, Christmas tree with the star hanging on top of the houses and carol singing with prayerful preparations will all converge together today, infusing the air with Christmas spirit.

Christmas is not just the birthday of another great soul who became famous as Jesus and to whose name was later added “Christ” (the anointed). But Jesus, with his divine origin, was the expression of God’s unspeakable love for humanity. Saint John tells us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Here lies the whole meaning behind the mystery of the birth of Baby Jesus on that holy night, that night divine!

I believe the reason the enormous impact that Jesus made and the sway He continues to hold on humanity is that He was the embodiment of God’s love. In the simplest of terms through His words and actions He illustrated what God’s forgiving love was by touching lepers with his bare hands, healing people, freeing the oppressed, letting the adulterous woman go free and by many other such caring gestures. He left the example of His life with us that if we too reflect God’s love through our lives that Jesus concretely demonstrated at Christmas, we would be able to impact humanity not just at Christmas but at all times.