Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The substance of Christmas is communication.
Angels communicated with Mary and Joseph concerning the birth of Jesus. The shepherds communicated Christ immediately; The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them (Luke 2:20). If you know the story of the miraculous birth of Jesus, you ought to tell it to others.
One wintry evening not long ago, some of our grandchildren and I watched the animated classic: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Though a moral story, the theology is asked. I am glad that the Grinch s heart grew three times larger, and he returned the village s stolen presents. But, the real meaning of Christmas was absent.