Fr. Dick’s Spiritual Reflection–12/18/2024
Christmas Time
Only one more week to go before we celebrate the great feast of Christmas. We were given four weeks of Advent to help us prepare ourselves for this day. In thanksgiving for this period, the Lord will shower us with His Joy, Peace and Love.
Waiting and preparing for Christmas is like the time we spend before a long-awaited vacation. We plan and decide what we want to do and the excitement of anticipating this trip fills us with joy. Then the time comes and seems to go by so quickly. Hopefully, the joy you and your family experience this Christmas doesn’t end on December 26. Let the joy continue into next year and find ways to see joy in whatever we do.
One thing is certain, there is no end to the joy the Lord gives to His children who daily give Him honor and praise. May your Christmas celebrations fill you with unbounded joy and find you laughing at the simplest of things. Know that the Lord is happy you love him and honor him in special ways at this Christmas Holyday.