Christmas And Religion Essay
Christmas is the time of renewing our relationships. We all need the warmth of family love and the sense of true community. God Himself implanted this longing in the human heart and He is the only source of what makes the essence of Christmas.
However, in today’s world, the proper and deepest meaning of Christmas is being increasingly drowned out by the culture of commerce and political correctness. Aggressive commercials draw our attention to shopping, promotions, gifts, and food. There is a tendency to eliminate the name “Christmas” from the public on the pretext of respect for the non-believers.
We are happy to celebrate birthdays. However, Christmas is much more than a birth anniversary of Jesus. On Christmas night the angel announced to …show more content…
The first ones to hurry to greet him are simple shepherds. One needs the light of faith and the work of the Divine Spirit to recognize God’s truth in this simplicity and poverty. This child was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit who today enables us to accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior in the poverty of our hearts.
In Bethlehem, the Child Jesus united the poor shepherds and the Magi in adoration “to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad” (John 11:52). His humble birth announces the ultimate humiliation on the cross from which he draws all people to himself (John 12:32).
In Polish families, this unifying power of Christmas is well expressed by the custom of sharing a wafer on Christmas Eve, i.e. breaking with unleavened bread when exchanging greetings. Jesus born in Bethlehem, which means, in the “House of Bread,” constantly comes to overcome the sin that divides us. He comes to unite us by “breaking bread” or by the Eucharist.
Christmas is a great time to revive and deepen our faith, but also to share it with others like Bethlehem shepherds did “when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.” (Lk 2:17). Then, they “returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told
However, in today’s world, the proper and deepest meaning of Christmas is being increasingly drowned out by the culture of commerce and political correctness. Aggressive commercials draw our attention to shopping, promotions, gifts, and food. There is a tendency to eliminate the name “Christmas” from the public on the pretext of respect for the non-believers.
We are happy to celebrate birthdays. However, Christmas is much more than a birth anniversary of Jesus. On Christmas night the angel announced to …show more content…
The first ones to hurry to greet him are simple shepherds. One needs the light of faith and the work of the Divine Spirit to recognize God’s truth in this simplicity and poverty. This child was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit who today enables us to accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior in the poverty of our hearts.
In Bethlehem, the Child Jesus united the poor shepherds and the Magi in adoration “to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad” (John 11:52). His humble birth announces the ultimate humiliation on the cross from which he draws all people to himself (John 12:32).
In Polish families, this unifying power of Christmas is well expressed by the custom of sharing a wafer on Christmas Eve, i.e. breaking with unleavened bread when exchanging greetings. Jesus born in Bethlehem, which means, in the “House of Bread,” constantly comes to overcome the sin that divides us. He comes to unite us by “breaking bread” or by the Eucharist.
Christmas is a great time to revive and deepen our faith, but also to share it with others like Bethlehem shepherds did “when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.” (Lk 2:17). Then, they “returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told