THE GOOD NEWS
ARCHBISHOP BELTRAN
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December 16, 2007 The Good News... ...The Word Becomes Flesh! May you enjoy a most blessed Christmas!
May Christ’s love enter your In just a few days, we will celebrate the birthday of Jesus. In the great feast of Christmas we acknowledge God’s goodness and love in sending His Son Jesus to our world to be our Lord and Savior. In the Mystery of the Incarnation, God became Man! God literally accepted our human flesh and blood as His own. He became one of us in all things but sin. As God and Man, Jesus lived among us. He suffered and died for us. He rose from the dead and redeemed us from the death of sin. Through this redemption from sin and death, we now have a new opportunity to receive and respond to the presence of Jesus among us. He is no longer distant or inaccessible. Jesus is present to us as He offers us that great gift of Christmas — for the Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us. “Do not be afraid. It is I,” Jesus says. “Take My Flesh and eat It. Take My Blood and drink It and you shall have life everlasting.” Dear people of God, how blessed we are to have Jesus with us! To be able to receive Him in Holy Communion! To be forgiven and healed and nurtured and strengthened by Him Who is Lord and God, Savior and Redeemer! May the celebration of Christmas this year enable each of us to respond with love and with joy to the Lord God Almighty. May this Christmas experience be a prelude for us to life everlasting in heaven because God is truly with us! |