CHRISTMAS JOY

Apart from all other events, Jesus Christ’s coming into this world was accompanied by joy. It began when the Angel appeared to Mary and the first word she heard from His lips was “Hail…” (Luke 1:28). After that the Joy that descended from heaven started to fill the world like a tsunami. No worldly joy can compare to it, because it is the Joy of the Kingdom of Heaven.

               Those who received this joy don’t renounce it being in chains, burned at the stake, or at gunpoint, because the Complete Joy, like the seal of the Kingdom of Heaven, lives in the hearts of those saved by the Lord. Like a beacon it illuminates the Eternal Life that awaits us ahead, and that will be entirely filled with joy to its limits. Once, edifying His disciples, our Lord said that entering the Kingdom of Heaven is like entering happiness: “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25: 21-23)

         We wholeheartedly wish you a merry Christmas and thank you, our dear brothers and sisters, our co-workers and partners in glory, in Joy unspeakable and glorious in Heaven! Together we worked in the vast field of God’s work, we called and are still calling people to unearthly Joy that awaits us and everyone who loved the coming of the Lord into this world.

         Thanks to your zealous participation, on these Christmas days the Joy of the Kingdom of Heaven is spreading in this world in a special way! May the Lord reward all of you according to the riches of His Grace, may He fill you and your family, people close to you and everyone you tirelessly pray to God for, with inexpressible Joy from above! “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” (Hebrews 10:35).