The darling of the world has come, and it suits us to seek a room to welcome Him
My God, I did experience Christmas as a feast of Light, religiously and spiritually. And Christmas dinner, oh well, I'm not talking about that. Looking back now, I notice that the above quote keeps me very busy. Would You like to elaborate on that?
My son, it is clear that you would like that yourself, just get started.
Oh yes sure, I navigate between the old and the new Frenkie. Old and new patterns, old attachments and new ideals. And I am only moderately satisfied. I know that we mankind are ruthless about ourselves, set far too high standards, don't look at ourselves with much love, so that also applies to me now. If I take this text "the darling of the world has come, and did I make enough room for His coming? " mwahh, not so.
Darling of the world, darling of mine, darling of my life, the number one. Well I do my best, but it is not the case. Just too little, too superficial, too casual, and certainly with too little respect. And yet, I also know that it is great, that just by reading this text it already is moving me very much, and that is of course something. And I do try, to make room, for sure.
That's certainly something. For that means that you are open to the presence of the Christ in your life. That would be great for everyone. Yet you are also right. It can always be better and better. How do people live with themselves, with their own things, their wishes, desires, disappointments, worries. How can man keep his/her life small and limited.
And the Christmas period but also a new year stand for a new light in people's lives, a new presence, a new beginning. And it does not matter much to Us in the spiritual world whether Christ was really born on December 25 or somewhere in the summer. Whether you believe in the immaculate conception of His mother or not. Whether you start the new year with new resolutions or a little later. And so on.
What matters to Us is that you receive the Darling of the world into your hearts. That you are open to a new beginning. That you hope for a better life. That you pause for a moment, or at least more often than before, to reflect on the power and influence that all of this can have on your lives. This endearing text makes you feel that Christ, God incarnate, the spiritualized man, the example of perfection, purity, the love of God, that all this is felt closer in your heart, in your head, in your being, in your inner being. And that is a healing, purifying, inspiring energy that you take in thus.
The Darling of the world, now and immediately available in your lives. Just think about that. And the beauty of it all is, and that is a Christmas message and a New Year's wish in one: you yourselves have the ability not only to welcome this great incarnate Love into your lives every day, but also to live it. You can be it yourself, here and now, Love itself, for yourself, for the other, for the world, for nature, it is a Choice, the great Choice in your life, to make here and now. Isn't that a wonderful thought? You as men of good will can do it. God wants it. What's stopping you?
My blessings to you all
*What sweeter music (Robert Herrick (tekst) en John Rutter (muziek)
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