Christmas Message 2009

“…and she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”  Luke 2:7 NASB

The infancy narrative is so rich in meanings and insights, but I’m choosing to focus on this line of the story.  There was no room for them at the inn, it was full in terms of capacity.  This can be looked at in a deeper way, as a useful metaphor.  Sometimes, we too can be “full”, full of negative beliefs, negative perceptions, and the like. When we are, there is also no room for the Divine either, just as in the narrative.  Preoccupation and the allowing of what is not of the Divine into our minds and hearts keeps Him out, allows Him no room.  Now, the Divine plan was to unfold regardless, and the birth still took place, whether there was room or not. The same goes on on our existence. The Divine plan moves forward, sometimes in spite of us.  So why not allow this plan to be in its fullness in your life?  The tools I use, EFT, ZPoint, and the like are very useful to clear out the inn, so to speak. So this year, maybe the Christmas gift you can give to yourself is to clear out some room for the Divine, and thus re-establish the connection with Him, not that He severs it. Rather, we often shut Him out, leaving Him no room.  Perhaps, the time for that is over.

I pray that this year, you clear out what you need to, and make room, so that the Divine can be with you in all fullness.  May God bless you in all abundance, now and always. Merry and Blessed Christmas to all!