December 26, 2022

Acts 6:8-10,7:54-59

A very Merry Christmas to you. I am sorry that for some of us we could not make Mass because of the nasty icy roads. I do believe however that something special happened in your household. For those who made it, what a magical Christmas Mass we had. My prayers is that our musicians come back next Christmas and we have that 4 pm Mass. Our reflection at Mass was centered around the psalm “Today is born a savior, Christ the Lord.” The question is who is pregnant, who births the Messiah today. Could it be you? Could you be the one to birth, deliver hope, deliver peace, bring forth understanding. We are all pregnant with the word and we birth Gods intervention in our worlds.

The first day after Christmas is a bloody one. I wish the church would have put the massacre of St Stephen later on in the liturgical calendar. But no, right after Christmas we meet the first disciple to die, look closely though, this death gave birth to St Paul. This young zealot saw how Stephen died and his conversion began. Through your life’s journey you are constantly birthing. Go plant goodness today.