25/12/2022
Joy to the world, A precious gift to the Mankind, the LORD has come!
Every year we prepare for Christmas on 25th December and we all get together to celebrate and give Christmas gifts to each other also its the season of joy of families united.
It is a celebration, a time for giving and not simply a day we exchange Gift.
Today let us think about what Christmas is and why we celebrate it?
What is Christmas without Jesus Christ?
In John 3: 16 we read about a most precious gift: "For God so LOVED the world, that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but may have everlasting life."
And this eternal gift was not an afterthought, but rather God's plan from the beginning. God being all knowing, knew that humanity would rebelliously sin against him.
Let's all prepare our hearts with a purified mind and spiritual awakening for the birth of Jesus, who will incarnate on earth as a human being to remove the sins of the world and save the human race.
The spirit of Christmas is in the " Love ".
lt is in the thought to which you put into thinking about others, it is a selfless time, where we forgive, take stock of what's important and become better version of ourselves.
Let’s LOVE one another deeply, tender hearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven us.
ln proverbs 10:12 we read " Hatred stirs up strife, but LOVE covers all sin.
Trust in the Lord with all our heart and prepare our mind and attitudes for a fascinating and most wonderful Christmas by spreading mutual LOVE happiness and brotherhood.
As we prepare for the celebration of the birth of the Son of God, who is LOVE itself, let us remember, "LOVE "doesn't grow in gardens. It is not sold in markets. It should be formed in the minds of people.. and it should be imparted to others.
Wishing you all a Merry, bright Christmas with the light of "GOD'S LOVE."
You are the Gift of God.
*S. Jude Mangalraj
National Council of India.*