Daily Dialogue Question: How do I receive the arrival of Jesus, the true light, which enlightens everyone, that has coming into the world for me as a gift? Describe your feelings in a detailed and loving way.
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things came to be through him,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;
the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world came to be through him,
but the world did not know him.
He came to what was his own,
but his own people did not accept him.
But to those who did accept him
he gave power to become children of God,
to those who believe in his name,
who were born not by natural generation
nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision
but of God.
And the Word became flesh
and made his dwelling among us,
and we saw his glory,
the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
full of grace and truth. Jn 1:1-5, 9-14
Daily Dialogue Question: What present do I want to give you or to my community this Christmas? How do I feel about that?
Daily Dialogue Question: Have I shared this Christmas season with a priest, nun, monk, or religious friend? HDIFAT?
Daily Dialogue Question: How can I improve my today’s service through WWME? What attitudes and behaviors will I embrace? WAMFAMA?
Daily Dialogue Question: Which of my talents am I going to offer to those around me? HDIFAT?
Daily Dialogue Question: To Which friend do I need to make a phone call to today? HDIFAT?
Daily Dialogue Question: Like Joseph, do I trust God and am I open to the presence of the Holy Spirit in my life?
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us.”
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home. Mt: 1:18-24