I read this the other day and felt I should share; from
"Reflections for Ragamuffins" by Brennan Manning
The Grace of Christmas
In the face of pessimistic appraisals that we have nothing
going for us anymore, Christmas says that we have everything going----Jesus,
the journey, and the dream. Richard Rohr
says, “The Christian never loses, because he has nothing to lose.”
My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, if you have been
struck by the grace of Christmas, if the Lord in His mercy has given you the
courage to accept acceptance, if you are convicted that Christmas is the
decisive breakthrough of the passionate love of God in Jesus, if you trust that
God is faithful to His promises, that He will finish what He began, that amazin’
grace is at work right now, that you have only checked into the hotel of earth
overnight and you are en route to the heavenly Jerusalem, then in the immortal
words of John Powell, “Please notify your face!”
On the other hand, if you have not been struck by the grace
of Christmas, ask for it and it will be given…
“In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you
whatever you ask in My name.” John 16:23
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