Almost all of us, at one time or another, have had a fleeting experience of ecstatic joy. A measure of music, the look of a child, a recalled memory, a  landscape, a sunset or a moonrise may kindle this moment of ecstasy. 

These sweet sensations reveal to us the essence of life, as though the universe opened a window to our soul disclosing for an instant the depth of God’s inscrutable compassion, mercy and tenderness. 

The appreciation and gratefulness engendered by the Christmas season releases our senses to these experiences of joy. The childlike receptivity engendered by the season opens our hearts to the love of Jesus for us all.