Christmas – A Discourse about an Unwelcomed God ………..

Christmas – A Discourse about an Unwelcomed God ………..

One more Christmas season is at hand and the market is full of enthusiasm and is running behind the offers. Lights are on, decorations are available and we are ready to make this Christmas a memorable one. But we forget the central character of this great celebration and we leave everything into the hands of market, media and money. They decide what to buy, what to see, what to talk, what to think, how to worship, who all are to be invited etc.

The nexus between money, media, market and power deliberately ignore (sincere ignorance) Christ as they know that God revealed in Christ cannot be controlled or domesticated (so they simply ignore the Christ). In a way they boycotted Christ and claimed they know how to celebrate Christmas without Christ. Unfortunately, we the BODY OF CHRIST also ignore, boycott (knowingly or unknowingly) forget Christ and we follow the footpaths of the modern rulers (money, media, market and power).   

Let us welcome an unwelcomed and forgotten God into our imaginations and deliberations

Divine Incarnation Christmas is all about Divine Incarnation and it talks about God’s journey to the earth to liberate and restore the life of the whole inhabited earth. God descended from heaven so that justice, peace and love return to the relationship and to the life on the earth.

Divine Intervention Christmas tells the story of God’s deliberate decision to intervene in the life of the cosmic history in a particular historical time. This divine intervention meant to make an end to the rule of the emperors of this world and to affirm God’s ownership into the life of this earth.

God’s Reign Announced Christmas proclaims God’s reign so that God’s Will be done on the earth. In God’s reign, lost will be found, oppressed will be liberated, chains of satanic forces will be crushed, ‘shalom’ will replace the war, cries of the hungry and afflicted will be heard, neglected will become the corner stones, marginalised will be restored, naked will be clothed…(this is endless). God will sit at the throne of grace and God’s gaze will be upon the righteous.

Divine Communication Christmas communicates the story about a God who talks, walks, ask for human help, sleep in street, heal the sick, console the broken hearted, dine with sinners, telling stories, and ready to be hurt….. On the other hand this divine communication exposed the human sinfulness and questioned the unjust rulers and hierarchies and redeemed people from their yolks. And they tried their level best to silence this Divine Communication and failed. Divine Communication  still continues……

Let us join hands in telling the stories of this unwelcomed Christ…….

Rev.Sajeev Thomas (sajeevachen@gmail.com)