Daily Meditation: Thursday, December 25, 1997

The birth of Jesus was a historical event of vital …

12/25/1997

The birth of Jesus was a historical event of vital significance, but if it was enough for Jesus to be born two thousand years ago, why has the Kingdom of God still not descended to earth? Wars, misfortune, disease, all these should have disappeared. True disciples know that on the night of Christmas Christ was born into the world in the form of light, warmth, and life, and they make the necessary preparations, setting up the right conditions, so that this divine Child may also be born within them. Yes, you can read the story of the birth of Jesus as many times as you like, and sing: ‘Unto us a child is born', but so long as Christ is not born within you, all this will serve as nothing. So it is up to each of us to have this desire to allow Christ to be born in our soul and to become like Him so that earth becomes populated with christs. This is what Jesus sought when he said: ‘Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these…' Well, where are these works, greater than those of Jesus? Go on, show them to me! For some Christ has already been born and for some He will soon be born. What is important is the preparation, the setting-up of the right conditions.