It always seems to be a rush to get to Christmas. I am sure many of you are better organised,
but I always end up missing the last posting dates for some of the cards and
going to Tesco – there are other supermarkets! – to grab the turkey early on
Christmas Eve. But maybe I am in good
company. After all, Mary and Joseph only
just made it to Bethlehem before the baby Jesus arrived – God in human form. I am not sure that the searching for the
“right” present in quite parallel to their search for accommodation. But I am sure that the joy of the arrival of
that baby, celebrated by angels, shepherds and wise men, is something that we
can – and must – share all these years later.
I have been reading Rachel Boulding's "Companions on the Bethlehem Road: Daily Readings and Reflections for the Advent Journey". At the end of the reading and comment today, she poses the following question for reflection: "If someone were to ask you today (which they might ...), 'So what's Christmas meant to mean?' would you have an answer? Could you plan what you might say?"
Happy Christmas!
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