CHRISTMAS



MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

 INCARNATION.....Most Christians think of Incarnation as the birth of Jesus which we celebrate December 25 as Christmas Day. For Christians, Jesus is Christ, Lord and also EMMANUEL which literally means GOD WITH US !!
For Christians who think of the Cosmic or the Universal Christ, Incarnation actually originates at the Big Bang, billions of years ago, (which new Science tells us now, that it could be a gentle bounce).  Regardless of the origin of the Universe, it is considered the Body of God/Christ and our first sacred book. However, the man Jesus (Yeshua, the Nazarene) was born or manifested 2K years ago.
The more we awaken to the above reality, the more we will love and respect all of creation.

(For more on the Cosmic/Universal Christ by R. Rohr, google that title.)




AT THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS (firmament) AND THE EARTH.   Gen 1:1

THROUGH HIM  (Christ) ALL THINGS WERE MADE...Jn 1:3

CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL... Col 3:11
IN CHRIST ALL THINGS WERE CREATED. CHRIST HOLDS IT TOGETHER.  Col 1:16-17

 CHRIST REPRESENTS THE MANIFESTATION OF INCARNATE LOVE IN THE ENTIRE COSMOS
HERE AMONG US AND WITHIN US NOW.  Richard Rohr

GOD CREATED THE WORLD, WRITING INTO IT AN ORDER AND DYNAMISM THAT HUMAN BEINGS HAVE NO RIGHT  TO IGNORE.  Pope Francis

 [The cosmos] is fundamentally and primarily living. Christ, through his Incarnation, is interior to the world, rooted in the world even in the very heart of the tiniest atom.  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“Incarnation is the oldest Christian story. Through Christ, God is pouring God's self into all creation. To be Christian, then, is to see Christ in every thing.”
from UNIVERSAL CHRIST


For more on Jesus , see the volume by Jean-Pierre Isbouts  IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS....a chronicle of His life and the origins of Christianity, 2012   (National Geographic )
And for more on contemplative Christianity through the centuries, see JOURNEY TO THE HEART an illustrated guide edited by Kim Nataraja, 2011

For more on today's scientific ideas and discoverings, read KNOW THIS, 2017, edited by John Brockman


                 A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!  MAY EMMANUEL TOUCH YOUR HEART!  May the beauty of nature fill your heart with joy throughout the year.  May the Spirit/Emmanuel reveal a divine Presence within us, among us, in nature and everywhere...  
                 
                 Namaste....lucy



Behold,  the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name EMMANUEL. Is 7:14


Christmas around the world...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
art by Murillo
FELIZ NAVIDAD....JOYEUX NOEL!!



May the beauty of nature fill you with joy!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


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