A Daily Dose of God

 
Isaiah 49: “Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you. See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name …. you shall know that I am the Lord, and those who hope in me shall never be disappointed.”

 

 "Augustine drew out the meaning of the manger using an idea that at first seems almost shocking, but on closer examination contains a profound truth. The manger is the place where animals find their food. But now, lying in the manger, is he who called himself the true bread come down from heaven, the true nourishment that we need in order to be fully ourselves.

 

This is the food that gives us true life, eternal life.  Thus the manger becomes a reference to the table of God, to which we are invited so as to receive the bread of God. From the poverty of Jesus’ birth emerges the miracle in which man’s redemption is mysteriously accomplished."  Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth Infancy, p. 68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

 

Merry Christmas and May God Bless you and your family today, and today and today.