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CHRISTMAS REFLECTION

God so loved the world that he gave his only son… (John 3:16) 
     Once again we are in the advent season. The advent of God in human terms and form in the world is the mark of God's love and solidarity with us. God became human so that we may become human.
      Today when we celebrate this grate event, our priority is for jubilation and festivity. Now Christmas is imprisoned with Carols, cards, cakes and costumes and thus its message is not communicated. Here Christmas is imprisoned in commercial motives. 

1) Christmas-Celebration of God's love for us.
 The Christmas is a celebration of God's love for us. God so loved the world that he sent us His only begotten son. It is made richer by the fact that God who made man was prepared to lay down His life for us. No greater love has any man than the love, which prompts him to lay down his life for his friends. The characteristics of Christian love are: to dedicate ourselves to others, our Lord lived that kind of love to the utmost limit. 

2) Christmas -The most sublime example of sharing
 God is the one who has shown us the greatest and most sublime example of sharing. He shared His very being with us. Those who share their resources with those in need understand the meaning of Christmas better. The story of a poor family in Germany in 17th Century illustrates this point. 

The head of the family, Mr. Muller, has been with out a job for quite some time. The mother has been bedridden. The two children-Hans (10 years) and Gretchen (8years) were sad that they could not celebrate Christmas. Gretchen said to Hans that they should write a letter to God about their predicament. So Gretchen scribbled a letter and wrapped in a paper and wrote the address thus: Father in Heaven; post office -'Heaven'. She dropped the letter in a post box near their house. The postman saw this strange letter when he opened the mailbox. He read the letter and pushed it under the door of municipal chairman. The rough and insensitive chairman read it and threw it away. But he could not sleep peacefully that night. Finally, he got up and called his staff and ordered them to take lots of food, meat and all goodies to the house of Muller. Hans and Gretchen and their parents were surprised to see the horse cart stop at their door and workers unload all those good things. Oh, what a Christmas gift it was! 

Wishing you all a meaningful Christmas and a prosperous New Year, beyond its festivity!

Dec 29, Friday 6:30pm at the residence of 
Mr. Philip Mathew (Shibu) & 
Mrs. Blessy Philip 
3050 Forbes trail 
Snellville GA 30039 
Tel. 770-979-48312