Christmas Day

As we have entered the Christmas season (for Christmas Day readings), the prophet Isaiah rejoices to announce the Good News of salvation; God is redeeming his people. In the second reading, the author writes that God has spoken to his people through his Son, who sits at his right hand and is worshipped by the angels. In the Gospel, Jesus is introduced as the Word who, in the beginning, was with God, creating all things. He now becomes flesh and dwells among us.

In a world of darkness, we wander blindly, getting ever more lost. John's Gospel brings hope to a dreary world. The word light appears five times in the space of five verses. Christ, the true light, has come to save us. Turn to Jesus; the Word made flesh; let him fan your flickering candle into a steady glow to light the path to salvation. God waits with open arms. One thing to keep in mind, Christ, lights the way to freedom and salvation.