Celebrating with Gratitude

The birth of Christ has changed the course of history and because of his presence in our lives, history is still changing. We have now 1.3 billion members in the Catholic church. Many of them on Christmas day were in one of the thousands of churches around the world to celebrate in prayer. The sang quietly ‘Silent Night’, while others proclaim ‘Joy to the world,’ and ‘ O come let us adore Him.’ Still others stayed from churches and simply they sang ‘Deck the Halls,’ ‘I Dream of a White Christmas,’ and rang their ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Silver Bells.’

But above everything, at this festive season, let us look around us and say Thank you....

Look at a sunset and say Thank you for Beauty.

Look at the birth of a baby and say Thank you for the gift of Life.

Look at two world leaders signing a ceasefire during war, and say Thank you for Peace.

Look around you and be thankful for your friends and family.

Look at a computer and say Thank you as to how the world has become a global village.

Look at schools and say Thank you to teachers who feed us with so much knowledge.

Look at the church, and be thankful for the power of prayer.

Look at the stable of Bethlehem and say Thank you that Jesus came among us to save us.