The readings for this great Feast speak to the idea of a Great Light shining into the darkness.
Christ is that Light, because in Him, God has come into our world.
While darkness of all kinds in this world might try to prevent the Light from shining--which this year 2020 has certainly not been in short supply of--the Light shines brighter than any darkness.
There's something amazing about the scene of the shepherds in the fields at night, punctured by the light of the angel announcing Good News for all, namely, the Birth of One anointed to be Savior of the world. And then the Light shines even brighter with the song of the angels, which continues to echo through the ages to our own day.
The Light was born in the world that, and is born in us each day as we open our hearts to God's presence and open ourselves to the transformation He brings so that we can shine His Light into the darkness of the world around us.
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