Society of St. John: Offer Companionship
“As we approach the Christmas season, think of someone in your life who is sad, lonely, or hurting, and pledge to say or do something to help bring God’s healing love into their lives. Invite them for a coffee or a meal. Visit them. Phone them. Show them that they are not alone.” -Br. Geoffrey Tristram, Brother Give Us a Word, Daily Email, December 19, 2017, Society of Saint John the Evangelist
The Brothers of St. John remind us of the gifts we have to offer for Christmas. There are 12 days of Christmas between Christmas Day and Epiphany on January 6. These should be slow-down times for us where we can re-center. Children are out of school waiting for us to play with them. There is no better way to connect to the Christ born within us than connecting to the newly born Christ in children who have not developed worldly masks of protection, which also often hide Christ’s essence.
We all have neighbors and friends we have neglected because of our busyness. This is the time to offer them our precious gift of time. Share with them the love that the Christ Child’s birth brought to us, and waits to be seen through us.
Joanna https://www.joannaseibert.com/