We have been reminded this Christmas that the greatest thing we need in our lives, this and every season, is to know that God the Father is with us.  This surely is the beauty of the message of Christmas and thus the message of our faith. 

We love the way Charles J. Chaput puts it:

“What begins in the stable ends in our salvation. That’s why we celebrate Christmas, and it’s the best and only reason the human heart needs” 

The message we all need to hear once again is ‘Emmanuel!’ .. That ‘God IS with us!’ as fulfilled in the birth of Christ.

The light we long for is the Light we have been given. To receive Him is to be warmed by that Light and shown a new way through the trials and sorrows and even joys that we have on our journey.

It is Jesus who says “I am the light of the world. Those who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

This is our gift. 

This is our Christmas. 

This is our hope for every New Year.