Christmas Everyday

Each year we put up the decorations, the Christmas trees, the multi-colored lights, candles, the Nativity sets. We buy all the things we need for the "Noche Buena" dinner, we play some old Christmas recording of Ray Coniff and Bing Crosby.

During this time we attend so many parties and exchange gifts with our friends and family. We hear kids singing Christmas carols speaking about a baby from Bethlehem. Its the happiest time of the year because there is joy all around. Why all of this joy? Because we remember that our God became man in order to save us from our sins. Oh what a blessed night when Christ was born.

If only this joy can be seen all year round...



Lord, may I have this Christmas joy not only during this festive season but every day of my life.

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Prayerful or God-full?

As a child and as a teenager, I was very prayerful.

I knew God as someone who was in a far distant place, whose job was to listen to people's wish or problems. My prayers were really simple, the formula prayers. The more words I recite, the better. Praying was a means of telling God what i really wanted. It was also a way of asking him to take me out of any trouble.

In my spiritual renewal, i found out that I belong to God. I'm marked as "His" - that God is my Father and I'm His Son. He is a God who is ever present, not far away. Like a true Father, He provides for all my needs. He protects me and keeps me safe at all times. I've developed total dependence on Him for all my needs.

Right now, am still prayerful, but I'm no longer just saying my prayers. I surrender! I trust. I am with Him. I'm no longer filled by prayer, I'm filled with God because in my prayer time, I just don't do the talking. I take time to listen to what He wants to say. When my Father speaks, He speaks lovingly.

Lord, be a Father to me, let me experience today Your gentle Fatherhood even more.

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