Ther tragic murder of 20 babies before christmas and their torturous grief, that I know all to well, of the parents of those babies has me reliving that tragic day in late november when my 4 year first son was called to join our saviour, Jesus, I know there are many many others that are reliving the loss of their babies around the most holy day in the christian year. I also recall the loving condolances from family, friends and strangers when they heard about my loss. Tragedy,s of this type seem to rekindle love in the hearts and minds hundreds, thousands, millions of people as they share our grief and that outpouring of heartfull love is a reminder that the day of birth of Jesus, the holy prophet of love is approaching. The grief that I have endured those many years ago has made me more grateful of my God, that he thought enough of all his children to send his only son, a mortal to teach us the value of love. Upon reflection of my life and the manner I have lived it, striving every day to be that which God created me to be even though I was not always aware of doing so and unaware of the incentive that was driving me toward that goal until recently. It could be that I had an unknown wish that there would come a day that my Jimmy would go to God and point to me on earth and poroudly proclaim to God "thats my dad".
So I find good reason to glorify the birth of our Lord with prayers of thanks, within my grieving, for the blessings which have come to all by the birth of Chirst, in a manger on a day when a bright star in the heavans guided three wise men to that manger. So rejoice in the birth of Jesus and have a very merry and thankful christmas.
Bill Uthe
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