"Christmas is not very far away.
It is a time when more than ever we tend to think of our families. Perhaps a little more thinking of Christ would be good. Don't let us be among those so busy with our own that when the stranger in need is at the door we tell him ‘Sorry, no room at the inn. We are full up with our own concerns. Never mind loving our enemies, we don't even care about those we are not related to. There is no room here for strangers. We are not interested in the lonely or the ‘man of sorrows and acquainted with grief? We are having fun.'
There are many, many things for which we are given opportunities all our lives, but there are some parties we may be invited to only once. The feast is spread for all of us – the table is laden with every possible gift, some we have not even imagined, and they are more beautiful than our greatest dreams. We can come only if we are grateful, and eager to share not just with some but with all.
Happy Christmas, hope, excitement, achievement and joy in 2009, and above all faith in Our Father in Heaven who knows us all, without exception."
from: Anne Perry, Lest We Forget
