Yesterday was Sunday and after mass, I had a baptism. It was only the immediate family as they were here from Indonesia. As I asked if we were ready to begin, the dad asked if we could wait a few minutes as the baby was first being fed milk intravenously. He showed me the tube and I wondered what was wrong. He just said that their child had Downes Syndrome and had a heart condition which meant that by the age of three months, this little baby had already had heart surgery. I just responded with "Wow!" to which the dad automatically said, "She is special". I automatically responded with "You are all special" and I could see so clearly the smiles on the faces of this child's mum and dad. They so obviously loved their little girl and were delighted with her as she was. She truly is their special girl.
That is Christmas. We are all special! We don't need to be the strongest or the most beautiful or the wealthiest. We are just all special as we are created by God. What more can one say?
This picture shares the same message as it features children from the nativity play at this year's Christmas party at the refugee centre. They are young and for now do not know where they are going in life, finding themselves in most difficult circumstances along with their family. Still they are children and they enjoy what children enjoy. They, like the baby girl of yesterday and like all of us, deserve a go in life simply because we are special, all created by the same God.
Happy Christmas!
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