What is it
that makes Christmas Morning so special?
We have pondered many themes on our Advent Journey and they culminate in
today’s yearly celebration of the Christ-Child of Bethlehem.
Our artist for Christmas Day – Valerie Anne Kelly – has used an unusual technique and distinctive colours to portray the Holy Family.
It’s not meant to be ‘life’- like but it is surely meant to speak a message about life.
These deep colours portray a depth of meaning as
Mary holds Jesus with Joseph looking on.
Here we meet such an intensity of emotion alongside a burst of joy. In our painting today there is sunshine,
light, warmth and love.Our artist for Christmas Day – Valerie Anne Kelly – has used an unusual technique and distinctive colours to portray the Holy Family.
It’s not meant to be ‘life’- like but it is surely meant to speak a message about life.
On Christmas morning we celebrate life and the new beginnings that every birth gives. The birth of Jesus so changed our world that we even attempt to date our calendar from his arrival.
On Christmas morning we celebrate the potential found in something so ordinary as the birth of a baby. That potential contained within it a life that showed us God in a way we could understand.
On Christmas morning we celebrate hope – for in Jesus, his life and message, we encounter the healing and wholeness that offers our world hope for today and tomorrow.
Yet, especially, on Christmas morning we celebrate Love. Today’s painting shows great love between Mary and Joseph. Today’s gospel speaks of God’s love for our world in the gift of the Christ-Child.
Love can and does change the world – it is both the character and the gift of God – and today we rejoice once more that Love Came Down at Christmas.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
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