The Christmas Message

Time and time again the words greeted them: "We have no room!"
Will they knock on your door this time?

She may tell you a story you've heard ten times before.
Will you listen?

He may be driving much too slowly because he's afraid of the snow.
Will you be patient?

She may be in an overcrowded store with too few coins in her purse.
Will you be kind?

He may be born on the second floor of a nursing home.
Will you be there?

And surprise of surprises, He may come in the middle of summer.
Will you still be generous, caring?

The beauty of the Christmas story is that in spite of the many refusals of room, He found a place and filled the world with His birth. Even when our hearts refuse Him, He finds that room and dwells there — in anticipation. Whenever you open the door and greet Him, He will be born to your heart.

I wish you the best of all things in the splendor of that moment.