Tonight I went to my first midnight mass, in the five years that I have attended, four of those as an initiated Catholic.
It was joyous, so beautiful. The service was like any other mass, but the people and the energy was different. There were a lot of young people. It's too bad they don't go the rest of the year.
The homily was of course terrific, about "humanity" being an idea, but that rather we are human beings: individuals who are special, unique, and infinitely loved by God.
It was important for us to be reminded that while principalities from above govern our world, we can have peace, that starts with us, autonomously.
We were told that God came to us as a helpless baby, and that having children is the miracle of this world. We were reminded that we are chosen by God to be pro-creators - to create on God's behalf, and were encouraged to thank our parents for saying yes to God, as Mary did, and for bringing us into existence.
It was wonderful to be reminded that reality is not about what we see on the outside. It has put my worldly disappointments into perspective. A child is born, and my spirit has been renewed.
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