Jesus is deeply concerned with the well-being of all people. Jesus casts it as a mutual responsibility. The kingdom of God is a place where all flourish because
of their loving cooperation, not some at the expense of others.
It is so easy to convince ourselves that we are not deserving of God's attention and love. That our failures and sins are more important in God's eyes than the goodness given to us at our creation. To forget that God's call is always good news.
Today's festival demonstrates the faithfulness of the Holy Family, but also reminds us of the profundity of God's grace, the light in the darkness of John's gospel, the promise of redemption, the fulfillment of prophecy, and our own baptismal vows.
The eternal Word of God takes on human flesh and the timeless dwells in time, among us as one of us. What a gift this is, far surpassing any earthly treasure and worthy of our thanks and prayer all the year long.
