Christmas Blessings

BMama’s prior post reminds us that near and far there are families who might not be having the merriest of Christmases this year.  Whether your Christmas has been merry and bright, bittersweet or just plain sad, please be assured of our prayers for your family this year and into the New Year.  At Christmas, we see Our Lord vulnerable in the manger, and we celebrate His birth, but we know what is to come for that baby.  We know that He will suffer for us, that His Incarnation is the beginning of our redemption, but His suffering, Death and Resurrection are the next part of the story of our salvation and the salvation of the world.

Whatever this Christmas season brings to your family, may you cooperate with the graces of your situation and draw close to the Lord, may you know that His arms are open to you.