I have often wondered, why younger kids seem to enjoy Christmas so much and that sense of ‘awe and wonder’ seems to fade as they get older. I think it is because even though they don’t know what they are going to get, they know it’s going to be good. That knowledge allows them to eagerly anticipate what is coming.
Read MoreChrist as the Light of the world emerging out of the dark nothingness, the dark womb and the dark tomb are echoes of the same story.
Read MoreIn the story of the birth of Jesus, we can see how different people ‘made room’ for His coming. In a very literal and corporal sense, Mary made room for Jesus to grow in her body. Joseph made room in his life to be a father to a child which wasn’t biologically his own.
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