It's amazing to see the effect of one light in a dark space: the light fills it so brilliantly and fully.
With the fourth candle lit on the Advent wreath at home, I couldn't help but notice how brightly it lit the space in the table around it.
So Christ has entered our world, shining such a great and glorious Light. He is the Light that delivers us in evil and cleanses us from sin.
At Mass this morning, during Father Bob's homily, I was reminded of how shepherds were considered so despised in ancient Israel, because they were constantly dirty from doing their work. Yet God chose to send angels to them to announce the great and glorious news of the Birth of His Son on Earth.
So He has sent His Son among all of us who are stained by sin, as a helpless baby Who would grow into a Man who would die to save us from sin. And by His coming, we can enter into a closer relationship with God. God is no longer shrouded in Mystery, but a great Light shining into our world, revealed for many ages by the prophets, but now fully by the Son, Who has come to save all.
Truly this Christmas Day is reason for rejoicing and celebrating, as we join with the song of the angels who proclaim Glory to God in the Highest, and peace upon us on Earth, for God's favor rests on us.
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