What Christmas is about

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.  The angels bring the tidings to the shepherds: Luke 2:14   Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.  

 

Jesus represents the hope of humanity that we will yet find a way out of the mess we've made on this beautiful planet.  We have the potential within us, exemplified by Him, to speak truth to power and suffer the consequences,

even death on a cross.   We have the ability to love one another and forgive one another for past wrongs.   We have the ability to cooperate, compromise and consider the common good rather than our own egotistic needs.

 

Humanity carries an aggressive set of genes that manifest in some people more than others.  In some prisons, such people are labelled "predators" and are segregated from the main population.  They are often successful in business and politics. 

 

The US has been taken over by an especially predatory group of people, who arrogantly flaunt every law and standard of decency, and who love war, while proclaiming themselves to be chosen by God.  But Jesus came for the poor and needy, and He came to bring peace.  Things can change quickly, as His mother Mary said:

The Almighty has shown the strength of His arm,
and has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones
and has lifted up the lowly.

Luke 1 : 21

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In the name of the Prince of Peace,   Carol Wolman