Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The gospel of John this day tell us about the eternity and preexistence of
Christ as the divine logos, dispenser of light and life, the mission of John the Baptist
and the incarnation of the word.
He was at the beginning, before anything was found, before the creation of
heaven and earth, one with the father in eternity, and gave being to all creatures.
He is the true light which enlighten every man who comes into the world. He is the
fountain of all wisdom, who gives being, life, movement, knowledge, reason, to all
men. The grand source of revelation who has declared God to mankind.
Regardless of his own priestly descent, John the Baptist acknowledged the
greatness of Jesus Christ saying that he could not even untie Christ’s sandals lacets.
Aware of the messiah’s eternal nature, he introduced Christ as “ The Lamb of God
which takes away the sin of the world.” In John 3.38, John did not allow his own
nativity influence his integrity, nor did he allow success and fame make him loose
focus on the confines of his mission.
Beloved in Christ,
Christmas reminds us of the birth of Our Savior Jesus Christ. A birth which
occurred without man’s intervention. A birth that should blow anybody’s mind
because it had respect neither of Mendel’s law of fecundation in cellular biology,
nor, a Jewish sociological principles of marriage engagement in favor of a
revolutionary miracle.
The book of Leviticus says that the birth of a child caused a woman to be
unclean because she brought into the world a sinner. Mary was told that she was
not bringing a sinner into the world but a Holy One. In fact, the union of a man and
a woman can only produce a child with a sinful nature. The virgin birth is the only
way God could get that ”Holy thing” into the human family ( Psalms 51.5). Mary’s
son was different. He was virgin born.
We are heaving this Christmas when America and Europe are crawling out
the economic recession. Christmas has become a family party, a family reunion, gift
sharing with family members and good meal. This being my first Christmas since I
lost my wife and am away from my children, I know what I miss this period. But,
while we have good time, there are people out there, widows, orphans, jobless,
homeless, parentless, disabled, bruised, hungry and sick, that can’t afford a gift or a
meal.
Merry Christmas