Today in this Mass, we are gathered to celebrate the joyful feast of Christmas.
We celebrate the birth of Jesus our Saviour.
We go back in time, to that appointed time, to Bethlehem, and to witness this astonishing and wonderful mystery of the Incarnation.
The Almighty and all-powerful God came into this world, and took on the human form of a tender and helpless baby.
Jesus is certainly not just another ordinary human being.
Jesus is with God from the beginning, He is the Word of God made flesh. Jesus Christ is God.
And yet as we look at that tender helpless baby lying in the manger, we must ponder and keep pondering.
Is this a reality, that divinity took on humanity?
We ponder on this great mystery. And if we were to ask why, then we enter deeper into the mystery of God's love for us.
Yes, that is God's great love for us, that Jesus came into the world, that He came for us, that He came for you and me.
Jesus is the Divine Light, and He shines His light on us so that we can see the darkness of our brokenness, our woundedness and our sinfulness.
Jesus is also the Divine Life, and He wants to raise us up to a life of happiness, kindness and forgiveness.
Deep in our hearts, we long for that light, we yearn for that life.
That is why Jesus came. He came for you and me to fulfil that longing and yearning.
Yes, today we go back in time to Bethlehem, to look at this Baby, the infant King of kings and the Lord of lords.
But Jesus also comes to us as our Healer and Saviour, with His warm light and tender love.
So, let us celebrate the birth of Jesus by offering ourselves as gifts.
Jesus wants us to be gifts to others, gifts of happiness, kindness and forgiveness.
That is the wonderful mystery of Christmas.
That is also why Jesus came us; that is why He came for you and me.