The Joy of Christmas: Family

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Family is what makes Christmas significant, not the gifts, the food, or the Christmas tree. There is always a gift you dream about and want desperately receive.  When you receive it at Christmas day you feel the luckiest person the whole world.  Nevertheless, what makes the gift memorable is the expectation at the family gathering waiting for your turn to open your gift, unwrap the packet and show to others what you got.


In his infinite wisdom God found family the right place for his Son to born, to grow and to develop. Joseph and Mary were the perfect parents for Jesus. The witnessed the miracle of Divine conception, a coir of angels, shepherds and far-east kings bringing gifts to a child born in a stable. Can you imagine what went through Joseph and Mary’s mind as they went through all those events only to be warned to flee to a foreign land to save their lives

That is what family is all about. Joseph and Mary were there to hear angelical voices singing praises, but also to flee to an unknown land in order to protect their child from the wrath of a ruthless ruler. Family is special because they are there independent of one’s desire. This Christmas season let’s enjoy family, let’s savor the food, let’s open the presents no matter the size of price, and let’s enjoy each other presence because family is what makes Christmas memorable.

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