John the Evangelist shows us the birth of Jesus as the Word and Light to accept and share with us. Christmas is the communication of God through his Word incarnate: Jesus of Nazareth . Today we are immersed in the so-called information society and culture of communication. These securities mortem really the theme of communication and information each time plays an important role, not to say, esenziale in our lives and in our interpersonal and social relationships.
These days we have been bombarded with an intrusive form of communication, even seductive and persuasive, that is, the advertising : the big media agencies have worked hard to get their objectives: to convince us that what more important at Christmas is to buy and consume. This seems the message that has reverberated in recent days.
I found this expression on the internet of a young man who said to his friend: "I know that Christmas is near, but in that situation you wonder: What did you buy this Christmas?"
It is possible that this is the only message that is communicated and shared in Christmas?
The Gospel announces that Christmas this year is John, who pops up saying "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God" (John 1, 1). Other translations use the term "Word" instead of Word. My interest is to compare the Word of God: the word free, which saves and creates communion is unity, and our words, not always builds and creates unity.
I think that Christmas should be rediscovered as the feast of the word given and shared, such as self-communication of God through His Word, that Jesus of Nazareth. This is precisely the true meaning of Christmas, which is why we are gathered here today as a community. God wanted to communicate and relate to each of us, by giving Himself to each one of us, for accepting his word can also renew in person.
God communicating with the men wanted to share with us the gift of divine life, and his words reveal the true meaning of our lives. We can only say that our life finds meaning in the encounter with Jesus the Incarnate Word the Father. Presenting Jesus as the Word of the Father places us in a meeting, relationship, contact and communication with God himself. Jesus is Emmanuel: God is with us, renews us and encourages us to give quality to our relational life.
We can then interpret Christmas as the mystery of communicative action of God with humanity and with each of us. I present three challenges that can become both a commitment to live in our small:
- listen to the Word of God by listening to others in their concrete needs.
- Welcoming the Word of God by accepting the words of others with openness and generosity of heart.
- Witnessing the Word to make us believe that God is truly with us and in us.
Word given to mankind Jesus asks us today to each of us become a tool for report and communion to be alive and credible witnesses of a God who is present through us. Word of the Father given to Jesus propels us to us to donate generously in the communion of life.
Praised be Jesus Christ .... ... Always be praised!
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