“(she) laid him in a manger, because there was no room for him in the inn.” (Lk 2:6)
“From the moment of his birth, he belongs outside the realm of what is important and powerful in worldly terms. Yet it is this unimportant and powerless child that proves to be the truly powerful one, the one whom ultimately everything depends. So one aspect of becoming a Christian is having to leave behind what everyone else thinks and wants, the prevailing standards, in order to enter the light of the truth of our being, and aided by that light to find the right path.” The Infancy Narratives, Jesus of Nazareth, pg 67, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI
As we enter into this Advent season may we encounter Jesus and renew our relationship with the Lord.