Don't
worry: it's Christmas!
Only a few
days left before Christmas!
Here in
Bozoum the nights get cool, while the day is hot, a nice dry heat.
And
Christmas is approaching here too. There are not many lights (apart from a sky
full of stars), no shop windows, few of those things that "make Christmas
so much", and which are sometimes the only Christmas for many of us,
distracted by so many things.
On these
evenings, while celebrating the Christmas Novena, I found myself surprised by
the many times that the word "do not be afraid!" is repeated in the
Gospels. This is what Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the apostles on the boat,
Peter and companions at the moment of the transfiguration, and the disciples
after the resurrection hear.
It is a
verb that pleases God! And we, who are often afraid of many things, afraid of
opening our hearts, fear of light and fear of loving, we really need it.
And the
Child who will be born shortly, on Christmas night, is a beautiful gesture from
the Father: what could be more fragile, less "fearful" than a child?
None of us
can be afraid of that child! Only Herod and his court feared him.
But for us,
also for us, that recommendation applies: “Don't be afraid! Do not be
afraid!".
God loves
us, and the Child is the most upsetting sign of His love.
Merry Christmas!
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| Desta di san Giovanni della Croce Fete de st Jean de la Croix |
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| Scuola Materna Santa Marta - Bozoum Ecole maternelle Ste Marthe - Bozoum |
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