Omicron Christmas

Omicron Christmas

Christmas Reflection

Scripture:

Isaiah 52:7-10,

Hebrews 1:1-6,

John 1:1-18.

Dear sisters and brothers,

We are in Omicron period of the deadly pandemic during the time of Christmas 2021.

And we have Jesus the Word, the Light of the Human Race.

Jesus the Word, the Light Shines in the Darkness.

Jesus Christ was not an ordinary human person.

Jesus Christ is the Second Person from the beginning of creation of the world and he is our hope.

Saint John writes:

“In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

He was with God in the beginning.

Through him all things were made;

without him nothing was made that has been made.

In him was life,

and that life was the light of all mankind.

The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:1-5).

What are some of the shining behaviours and attitudes that the Word, Jesus Christ becomes the Light of all humankind?

In addition, what can we learn from our Light and the Word, Jesus Christ for our lives during this omicron Christmas?

(En)-lightened (by Christ) people are rare to spot in the world and on this earth.

There is a huge difference between an ordinary person and an enlightened person.

An ordinary person can also be enlightened but an enlightened person is not necessarily an ordinary.

It applies to every person on this earth.

Therefore, these below qualities, behaviours and attitudes of Jesus Christ, make us enlightened persons to live the Christian life more meaningfully and radically in an ordinary way:

1. Christ is kind and generous:

Jesus Christ is kind and generous.

Moreover, Jesus Christ is selfless and care about the wellbeing of others as his Abba Father.

Saint John, the gospel writer, and the evangelist puts forth in the Gospel of John, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

God was so kind that He gave his only Son, Jesus Christ for our eternal life.

In other words, God was so kind on us and generous in giving His Son, Jesus Christ for our eternal life.

In addition, God was so selfless and cared about human salvation.

How?

He sacrificed His only Son Jesus Christ on the cross for our salvation.

As Saint Paul in his letter to Romans writes, “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Am I kind with my fellow human beings, with my family members, with my fellow church members, and with my work companions having experienced Jesus in the Manger?

Am I generous with my material blessings to give a new life to those who do not afford to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ as the pandemic pushed them to poverty and loosing of jobs?

2. Christ is very humble:

Humble people are not showy.

Jesus Christ is humble.

Saint Paul in his letter to Philippians: “And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8)

Being God and becoming human, he humbled himself.

Jesus Christ is not showy.

The gospel of John says:

“When he had finished washing their feet,

he put on his clothes and returned to his place.

“Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them.

“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am.

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,

you also should wash one another’s feet.

I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,

nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” (John 13:12-17)

Jesus Christ humbles himself and washes his disciples’ feet to teach them the value of service in humility in their lives.

Humble people are always available to lend a hand wherever they can.

Jesus Christ reaches out to everyone.

We read in the gospel of Matthew:

“When Jesus came into Peter’s house,

he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

He touched her hand and the fever left her,

and she got up and began to wait on him.” (Matthew 8:14-15)

Jesus Christ reaches out in healing.

Again, we read in the gospel of Matthew:

“When he saw the wind, he was afraid and,

beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.

“You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”