December 24
THE CHRIST CANDLEHope, peace, joy, and love. Four candles, four promises continually offered to us by God, and all of them manifest in this one we light on Christmas Eve … the Christ candle.
In Christ we find the hope of transformation, the peace that follows justice, the joy of self-fulfillment in community, and the love that encompasses us in all our diversity … empowering us to make our own unique contribution to this world. In Christ we find light and life, and the courage to be like him, answering his call and following in his footsteps.
We rejoice in God’s steadfast presence in our lives, and in God’s unique presence in the life of Jesus of Nazareth – born of Mary, growing through childhood into an adult, in all his life manifesting the peace, love, and justice of God; his voice undimmed by the centuries. His call and his promise is as clear to us as it was to his disciples so long ago.
May the light of Jesus’ life be kindled in us and lead us to the shining truth of God with us, God for us, God in us.
