Despite some predictions, Christmas did come. Too many people around me have been just sad or negative, or worse, being overcome by a world in utter chaos, maybe even in destruct mode. All this in the lead up to Christmas.
Reality is that Christmas is not about upbeat me nor about a downbeat other. It is about God who chose the plan and put it into action. It is God's will to create the world and to love each and every person, to be an integral part of this eternal mess, we call our world. God is here in the midst of it all, because we are here.
This is what Christmas is about and the reason why it happens every year, no matter what. That is why hope is real and eternal. That gives us every reason to be full of Christmas joy and celebrate it to the full.
Christmas did come. Literally, I was overwhelmed by the kindness, the faith, the love, the enthusiasm that I experienced at Christmas Day mass at the cathedral. Thanks to all. Thanks be to God. Joy to the world. Hope is eternal. Spirituality reigns. Christmas did truly come.
Ho! Ho! Ho!