Christmas weekday
(I John 2:29-3:6; John 1:29-34)
Two children who just made their First Holy Communion were
discussing their “Communion gifts.” One
child, after naming her gifts, asked the other, “What did you get for
Communion?” the other child responded, “Isn’t
Jesus enough?” Of course, he is more
than enough.
Today’s first reading tells us of the “love the Father
bestowed upon us.” That love is
Jesus. He is, of course, the source of
all Christmas gifts. For this reason, I squirm
when I attend a Christmas party which features a so-called “Chinese gift
exchange.” Not only does the name betray
bigotry, the idea of taking someone’s gift to satisfy our hidden desire seems
to betray the love of God given us in Jesus.
The magnificence of this gift is suggested in today’s
Gospel. John points to Jesus and says, “Behold
the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” Have you ever done something so wrong that
you wished with all your heart it might be undone? Undoing our sin, at least where it matters
most, is the reason that Jesus is enough.
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