Fr. Shay Cullen » What Is Christmas for You and the World?

When violence and injustice are allowed to grow unchecked then tyrants and genocidal leaders emerge, victims themselves of brutality and abuse perhaps, but they end hopes of peace and cause mayhem and murder. They abduct children and abuse and torture them and turn them into killers. We all desire with much hope for global justice, equality, peace and dignity for all. This is what one man sent by God, born into the world, came to do. Change the world and turn it toward doing good. He taught us to be non-violent, to love truth and justice, to care for each other and yet he came also to confront the leaders, hold them to account, make them responsible.

He came to inspire the downtrodden to replace peacefully the mighty on their thrones and rule justly with mercy and compassion. He came to challenge the poor to help each other all the more. He saw that global change starts in the heart and mind of each individual and He showed the way and called all to repent and live a life worthy of humans with a spiritual destiny. He inspired all to break free from selfish ways and bring global peace and justice. Loose your life he said and you will find it.

He showed the way and left it to disciples to continue teaching by example and make a society ruled by love, compassion and equality. This is His rule of love, justice and truth to replace the lies and rule of selfish tyrants. We need to make it happen again and again in our daily lives until his ideals and hopes and infinite goodness comes to enlighten others and changes society. That is what Christmas celebrates, Jesus of Nazareth, who came to change the world.

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