Thursday, December 24, 2020

Homily: Christmas 2020

Julian Tao Knipper

Luke, who wrote this Christmas narrative we hear every year, mentions twice that this baby was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manager – and that this was a sign.  And it is this sign that gives us a powerful message this night – a sign that breaks open the meaning of Christmas!

What is this sign? And what is Christmas really all about?

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

Many, many thanks Jim for this deeply moving homily. It brought me to tears pretty quickly. Having spent time in stables, it is stunning that God would choose/allow such a place for His Son to be born. The Lamb of God is early introduced to shepherds to whom the angels of God were sent. And your family gatherings as a small boy imprinted on you and surely all gathered, that God had something for us fhat no one could imagine. From the joys of Christmas Eve's music, food, family, and friends, to forthcoming weariness as well as triumph beyond telling, God continues to come in ways unimaginable. Do we recognize Him in those comings or take the attitude of "No room" ?