25 th December 2005

Christmas Day, Year B

S: Good morning

a very happy Christmas to you from Seamus ...

B: .. and a very happy Christmas from Brenda too.

S: So on this very special morning we have a thought provoking reflection for you, It's one of my favourite reflections and It’s called Mary’s dream.

B: I had a dream, Joseph: I don’t understand it,

but I think it was about a birthday celebration for our son.

The people in my dream had been preparing for about 6 weeks.

They had decorated the house and bought new clothes.

They’d gone shopping many times

and bought many elaborate gifts.

It was peculiar, though, because the presents weren’t for our son.

They wrapped them in beautiful paper

and stacked them under a tree.

That’s right Joseph, a tree, right inside their homes!

They’d decorated the tree with sparkling ornaments.

There was a figure like an angel on top of the tree.

Everyone was laughing and happy.

They gave the gfits to each other, Joseph,

not to our son. I don’t think they even knew him.

They never mentioned his name.

I had the strangest feeling that, if our son Jesus

had gone to this celebration, he would have been intruding.

How sad for someone not to be wanted at his own birthday party!

I’m glad it was only a dream.

Imagine how awful Joseph, if it had been real.

S: You’ve been listening to our "Special Christmas thought" with Seamus Madigan ...

B: and Brenda Cribbin. We can be contacted through the Limerick Diocesan Offices at 66 O’ Connell Street or by e-mailing smadigan@limerickdiocese.org. If you would like your own copy of this reflection you can download it by clicking on limerickdiocese.org

S: We look forward to your company again next week, so take care…..

B: Enjoy the day.

S & B: Happy Christmas.

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