Have a blessed Christ Mass

May you feast at this time on the rich nourishment that comes from the body of Christ. May His life-blood fill you, His presence keep you, His love delight you, His truth enthrall you. And may something of the wonderful beauty of the vulnerable baby be expressed through and be found in you. Merry Christmas.

‘What do you want?’

The question that confronts us in advent! But can it ever be a Christian question? Seems to me it is one of the pitfalls of a Christmas Season defined by commerce rather than by Christ.

But for all of us who seek to be lights reflecting the beauty of God in Christ, the question has to be translated into, ‘What does He want?’

And the answer is simple. He looks for receptivity to His love, radiated into our lives by the Holy Spirit. Obedience to His will, patterned in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Service to others in His name, as a child delights in doing the will of a Father they adore.

Let is be to me, according to Your Word.