Christmas is known to all men over
the world as the memorable day of the birth of Jesus, the Savior. Though it is
true that Christmas is celebrated as the day that Christ came into this world. It
also symbolizes a very deep significant truth of the spiritual life. He was
born at a time when ignorance, greed, hatred and hypocrisy prevailed. The
rulers were arrogant and unrighteous. Morality was neglected.
In the midst of these conditions, Christ was born and He worked
a transformation in the lives of people. He gave a new and a spiritual turn to
the lives of man. There was a change in the land. People started a new way of
life. A new era dawned for the world.
Those conditions of darkness, impurity and materialism that
prevailed before the coming of Christ signify to you the inner state of the
seeker’s personality. In that period the seeker has no thought of God or a
higher spiritual life. He is immersed in the pursuit of the material things of
this external physical world. He is the slave to his senses. He has no
spiritual ideal in life. He is desire-ridden. He lives a life of lust, anger,
greed, deluded attachment, pride and jealousy.
The real Christmas is when the Divine element begins to express
itself in the heart of man. From then on, a light begins to shine where
darkness was before. Ignorance gives place to the beginning of wisdom. Impurity
is replaced by purity. Hatred ceases and love begins to blossom. This starts
the life of self-restraint and simplicity, of unbroken serenity and peace,
balance of mind, unflinching courage in the face of all oppositions and perfect
dedication to the worship of God through the service of man. This is the
spiritual implication of the Christmas that is now celebrated.
Jesus Christ was not born in a grand palace. He was not born to
very wealthy or learned parents. He was not born in the full blaze of daylight
with the knowledge of all men. Jesus Christ was born in a simple lowly place, a
corner of a stable. He was born to humble and poor parents, who had nothing to
boast about, except their own spotless character and holiness. He was born in the darkness in the obscure
hour of midnight, when no one even knew about it, except a few divinely blessed
people.
This is the birth into a Divine Life. It was the secret of this
birth that centuries ago the Lord Jesus sweetly explained to the good
Nicodemus. The good man did not quite understand what precisely Christ meant
when He taught that a man must be born again if he is to attain the Kingdom of
God. “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. Then it was that Christ explains that
this birth is inward, not of the body, but in the Spirit. Such inner spiritual
birth is essential if the Supreme is to be attained, if true bliss is to be
experienced. Rejoicing takes place only when Christmas has come.
Please take the time in this time to really listen to this
significant message of Christmas. May the true reason of Christ’s birth or
Christmas dawn upon your hearts! Realize fully that so long as the thirst for
money and the arrogance of power infects the nature of man, you cannot be
blessed and true happiness cannot enter into your life. When Christmas is being
celebrated all over the Continent and in England, America and in the entire Christian
world, bear this in mind that, “unless ye be born again, ye cannot enter into
the Kingdom of Heaven”. The fundamentals of true faith, true charity, genuine
humility and a spiritual rebirth alone can usher in true bliss and brotherhood
upon this earth.
Beloved seekers,
bring the real and spiritual Christmas within your being. Conquer egoism.
Become the embodiment of true humility. Develop meekness and lowliness of spirit
by simply surrendering to the Lord. Be courageous to overcome all obstacles.
Welcome the Light of Grace within. Celebrate the Christmas that ultimately
leads you on the glorious Transfiguration, Resurrection and Ascension. Through
Christmas realize Christ and the radiant light Wisdom we are being offered.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 10:10
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Signing off...Debbie with Care Placement Service, a non-profit employment agency in Westminster Colorado
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