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I really like going to the Shopping Centre. I feel like
a child in wonderland. When I came to this area over thirty years ago, there
were no roads, no electricity, no shops, no buses, just fields and some
young people. Now it is like a wonderland.
I imagine God, seeing the whole world, as a wonderland, and
we are the special guests. I imagine God’s Spirit being my guide at the
Shopping Centre. She or He says ..look at the children in their colour,
variety and innocence, aren’t they wonderful. Look at the mothers and
fathers, not thinking of themselves, but planning for children and joining in
simple eating treats, how they sit at the flowing fountain and celebrate
the magic of water, with a loose coin, and an ice cream cone..see the young
people searching for style and bargains. Notice the carers at the escalators
and others, keeping a watchful eye on us. Surely, all is a taste of super
abundance and of God.
Jesus is always trying to teach, this “wonder of God”
for us. All is given. God’s love is forever and can never change, no matter
what we do. This is the message...The Good News. It cannot be bought. It is
priceless and free.
John the Baptist, like ourselves, finds this message difficult
to believe. He puts stress on doing things, as if we can “earn” God’s love,
but it is not like that. It is more wonderful. Jesus says I baptise you
with my Spirit. His Spirit is fire. The Spirit of Love is the only Fire God
knows, never destructive, always creative. With this faith, our human
hearts cannot but warm, then we warm the hearts of others and the world,
that we share.
So God tells us today...Shout for joy, Have no fear, dance.
God is my song. God is my Saviour. God is in our midst. We respond in doing
loving actions, not because God is threat, but because God is The Tremendous
Lover and that is Christmas.
Liam Hickey St. Ciarans Hartstown Dublin 15.
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