The “O” and the “Oh” of the twelve-day Christmas season are so vivid and real when the Magi arrive at last at their blessed destination. I have always loved this sweet drama, played out in the Nativity scene, with childlike wonder. On this festival day, do I hold the joy of Christmas in my heart, even as the Christmas trees vanish and the last needles are swept away?
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Community - from Emilie Griffin
Today is a good day to reflect on the experience of community, and to be grateful for our friendships which help us to grow. Friends help us to know the joy of things. They make the love of Christ real and concrete for us. Have I been grateful for my friends? Am I always open to the possibility of new friendship—in unexpected places?
Friday, January 4, 2008
How Have I walked with Jesus? - from Emilie Griffin
How have I walked with Jesus of Nazareth today? How can I let him accompany me in my ordinary tasks of living, right beside me as we travel along the path?
Thursday, January 3, 2008
The purifying effects of grace - from Emilie Griffin
How have I been changed by friends, people who love me? And how have I sometimes learned to change from adversarial relationships? If I am really living the Christian life, deeply, there will be times of difficulty and darkness as I move towards the light. Am I grateful for the purifying effects of grace?
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
From Emilie Griffin - How is the Lord speaking to me today?
Does each of us remember a certain moment, a privileged time of grace when we gave our hearts to God? Or maybe there is more than one such moment? Today is a time to revisit and remember that time. How have I lived out that time? Even more important—how is the Lord speaking to me today?
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Being like Mary
How in the world can we relate to Mary? But we do. Men do. And women do. And children do. Each of us, in his or her own way, is touched by the mother, the lady, the young woman, the wife. And we learn from her—her simplicity, her practical wisdom, her way of pondering the deep joy of God With Us…Today is a day to be a little something more like Mary, who looks with loving eyes upon her son.
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