Livehụnanya Na-ebi n'ime M

HE echeghi ulo-uka. Ọ kwụsịghị maka ndị zuru oke. Kama, Ọ bịara mgbe anyị na-atụghị anya ya… mgbe ihe niile enyelitere ya bụ ezigbo ekele na ụlọ obibi.

Yabụ, ọ dị mma n'abalị a ka anyị nụrụ ekele mmụọ ozi ahụ:Atụla ụjọ. " ^[1]Luke 2: 10 Atụla egwu na ebe obibi nke obi gị abụghị ụlọ; na ị bụghị mmadụ zuru oke; na ị bụ n’ezie onye mmehie chọrọ ebere karịa. Ihula, obughi nsogbu diri Jisos ibia biri n’etiti ndi ogbenye, ndi nmehie, ndi nwute. Gịnị mere anyị na-eche mgbe niile na anyị ga-adị nsọ na zuru okè tupu Ọ ga-nke ukwuu dị ka ilekiri anyị ụzọ? O bughi eziokwu — ekeresimesi ekeresimesi gwara anyi ihe di iche.

No, Jesus desires to come to you now, as you are, even in your sinfulness. He can do this because He is Love itself. But it is also true that He desires to make you holy and perfect—not for His sake, but for your own. The more holy you are, the happier you will be. And He wishes to do this for you because He is Love itself.

And so this day, open your heart to this gentle Child. Let nothing—no fear, no failure, no sin—stop you from welcoming Him into the humble and poor manger that is your heart. He will love you, cleanse you, and heal you. He wishes, in fact, to transform you into Love itself. That is His gift to you.

And my gift to you, dear reader, is this little song I wrote that is my prayer this Christmas and always… “Love live in me….”

…a contrite, humbled heart, O God, you will not scorn. (Ps. 51:19)