Happy Christmas

The X Factor

Some people may not acknowledge today as Christ’s Day, that He is the X – Factor of the X-mass scene. This world is crying out for Light, for Hope, for Joy, for Love and today we celebrate that God is present with us in this world: EMMANUEL. We must allow that Love to penetrate our hearts and celebrate with our family and friends the Joy that lives amongst us. And when we have finished celebrating the X Factor of Christmas, remember that then the real work of Christmas begins:

“When the song of the angels is stilled.

When the star in the sky is gone.
When the kings and princes are home.
When the shepherds are back with their flocks.
The work of Christmas begins;
to find the lost;
to heal the broken;
to feed the hungry;
to release the prisoner;
to rebuild the nations;
to bring peace among people;
to make music in the heart.” Howard Thurman

Jane Mellett ~ Intercom 2011

Gaudete Sunday - THINK PINK!!!!!!!!!

THINK PINK

Today is GAUDATE Sunday which means “Rejoice”. We light the pink Advent candle and perhaps we should THINK PINK or even wear pink as St. Paul says to us: “Brothers and Sisters: Rejoice always!” These final days of preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth are sacred. There is much darkness around us in society, in our church community and Advent expresses the complexity of the world, the yearning for the Light. We could easily become cynical but today we are asked to REJOICE (think pink!), to be thankful for those who come as witnesses for Christ (think pink!) whether they be the Mother Teresas of this world or in the words of Margaret Silf: “The teacher who helps a child solve a problem; the teenager who stops to share a word and a sandwich with a homeless person; the activist who insists on justice for the asylum seeker—they are all reflecting the glory of the Lord.”

Today, THINK PINK, remember we are all called by the Lord (think pink!). Remember the great things He has done and continues to do for you (think pink!). Remember how your goodness and compassion can bring the Light of Christ to others. And of course, remember to THINK PINK.