Who said we could not celebrate Christmas 2025 as the world is too bad and too sad? Christmas is never denied or delayed, no matter what, as it is not about us but about God, who sent his Son into the world as it is, warts and all. God never waited for a perfect world. Rather he chose to come into the world as it is, the imperfect place it is, with all its mess and chaos. This is where we find God; this is where God is with us; nowhere else. This is what we celebrate at Christmas, and so Christmas must always be.
This past year has been a Holy Year, a year when we have been Pilgrims of Hope. My faith community literally went out as pilgrims this year. As pilgrims, we have learnt much.
1) Together, we share life and the gospel.
2) Together, we hold and cherish the Church, our treasure.
3) We rejoice in the richness of the other.
4) Together, we are a missionary church.
So has our knowledge of both God and life deepened, as has our faith. We are gift, given by God to creation. We celebrate this gift at Christmas.
At Christmas, we remember the birth of a baby. This baby was the Word made flesh. In the scene and story of the Lord's nativity, the Word speaks to us as a baby in a manger. What is that baby saying to us today? Can we be silent enough to allow the Word to speak to us, through the baby lying in a manger?
With this message, we enter 2026. May we be opened up to a whole new vision for life and creation, a vision that reflects God, who is truly with us.
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