Episode 38: Merry Christmas!

In the name of the Glorious Trinity.

Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever.

Amen. Glory be to the Everlasting

mercies which sent you to us. Oh, Christ the light of the

world and the life of all give us wisdom by a law and Enlighten

our impulses, by your knowledge, sanctify, ourselves by your

truth, and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and may

fulfill your Commandments at every hour.

Oh, you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of

your greatness do in light or my Lord are thoughts that we made?

Meditate upon your holy and divine scriptures at all times

O, Lord of all Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever.

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presented by father, jonard Lazar, father.

Jernard is a parish priest of the mud of the Parish of a

Serene Church of the east in Turlock.

California. Here's father jernard Isaiah

Isaiah 53:5

53:5 reads but he was pierced through for our transgression.

He was crushed for our iniquities, the chastening for

our well-being fell upon him. And by his scourging, we are

healed. You may be saying, run Feast

that are be Wrong occasion. Well no, it actually be it's

befitting also to the birth of Jesus Christ, which we will be

celebrating in a few weeks time and there is a lesson to be

learned. There is a lifestyle to be

adapted. You see the Fulfillment of the

prophecy which I read is being put to motion from the get-go

from the birth of our Lord. Jesus Christ.

The Itself Falls. So short to a lifestyle Victory

glamour Splendor of a king, a king of kings.

And Lord of lords, a savior are edema, which was long awaited.

From his childhood, the King of Kings, the Lord of lords.

Our Lord and our Savior. Jesus Christ.

Praise glory, honor Thanksgiving in worship.

Be to His. Holy name has announced defined

underlined humility from his childhood.

You see the Lord of creation. We read had no place to be born.

John 1:3, we read everything was in his hand talking about the

John 1:3

word of God, Jesus Christ. And without him, not even one

thing. Existed of the things that

existed yet this person through whose hands everything was made

the Lord of creation had no place to be born.

The Lord is born on Earth and he does not have even a cell in

which to be born. For there was no room for him in

the Inn. In the hotel.

How true is that today? That is the the writings of the

church fathers which I was quoting and I'll be doing a lot

of that this episode. How true is that today?

In this wicked World, there is more room for evil than good

Evil Lifestyles, evil people, able legislations, evil laws,

evil governments, evil Here, There and Everywhere and sad.

But true to say even in some Churches there is hardly any

room for good to dwell and take effect.

Thank God, that when the day of the Lord God comes as a thief in

which the heavens suddenly passed.

Away but the elements being set on fire shall be destroyed and

the earth and the works that are in it shall be discovered

According to second Peter chapter 3 verse 10.

2 Peter 3:10

So the entire human race had a place beloved and the Lord about

to be born on Earth. Had none.

There was no place for him. He found no room among men.

God's holiness and righteousness today finds no room in our

unholiness and unrighteousness. Yet he graciously.

Tolerates us until we return from our ways of wickedness and

leave one more time. Is he kial 1823?

God, incarnate found no room in Plato Noreen Aristotle.

One of the father's comments that his philosophy, but in a

Manger in a Manger in a stable among beasts of burden and brute

animals, and among the simple as well, and the innocent animals,

That's why the Lord says in the gospel, the foxes have dens in

the birds of the air have nests. But the son of man has nowhere

to lay his head, Luke chapter 9 verse 58.

Luke 9:58

It's amazing that he who sits right at this moment, as we

speak at the right hand of the father, meaning the power, the

righteousness, reclaimed the glory, he had, because he

emptied himself for our sake. He who sits at that right hand

of the father goes Without Shelter From the in that he may

for us. Get ready, many mentions in the

house of his heavenly father, one of the fathers quotes, John

John 14:2

14:2 Jesus. Our lord was born in a stable.

Beloved, a stable of dung manure.

He found no room in the holy of holies that shown with gold

precious stones pure silk and silver.

He's not born in the midst of gold and riches, but in the

midst of dung in a stable, where our sins were filthier than the

dung, born in our, filthy condition, y, but Y, O.

Lord, if we ask that question and we are attentive to the

voice of the lord. We will hear the reply. in order

to lift you up, where you came from, According to Psalm chapter

Psalms 114:7

114 verse 7 from the dunghill. He lifts up the poor Afflicted.

You see? He was born in our condition.

Jesus Took on our sins so that he could crucify them on the

cross. Jesus, tasted our death so that

he could overcome and be victorious over death.

Jesus ascended into heaven. So that one more time, he could

lift up our lowly State and life and fall and take us into

heaven, everything for you. And I beloved, He was not born

in the house of his parents, but he was born in a stable, by the

way site, no privacy. Why?

Lord why? Because through the mystery of

the Incarnation, he is becoming the way by which he guides us to

our home. Where we shall also enjoy the

truth and the life with him. Our Saviors birth again is not a

child that is wrapped in purple which was the color of royalty,

but one wrapped with rough pieces of cloth.

Why? So that we may be freed from the

snares of death. Some 18 verse for the cause of

death encompassed me, the torrents of ungodliness

terrified me In his Second Epistle to the Corinthians 8:9

Saint. Paul writes for, you know, the

grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that do though he was rich, yet

for your sake, he became poor so that you through his poverty

might become rich for you. And I that's why he was born in

a stable. That's why he was born in a

stable. That was full of dunk men.

Newer. And animals.

And then we see that he is placed on a Manger.

Now, what is a Manger simple, a box where there is, hey, food

feed for the animals, he's placed like feed in a Manger.

Why. Beloved because he truly would

become our spiritual food. His flesh will become our food.

In the form of the Holy Eucharist, the body and blood of

Christ. So the manger was a prefigure of

the altar today. When you go to the church and

you look at that Altar, and the hosts have been placed on the

altar, the chalice and the Peyton remember that Jesus as a

child Called was placed in a Manger, a Manger a box of feed.

He wasn't to be found in an honored golden bed but a Manger

one of the father's rights that the meaning of this is that he

did not merely take upon himself, our lowly mortality.

But for our sakes and again for our sakes took upon himself.

The clothing of the poor though, he was rich second Corinthians

2 Corinthians 8:9

8:9, yet for our sake. He became poor.

So that by his poverty, we might become rich.

Though he was Lord of Heaven, he became a poor man on Earth.

Emptying himself, beloved of the glory to teach us.

We who are living on Earth that by poverty of spirit, we can win

the kingdom of heaven. We can gain the Kingdom of

Heaven. Blessed are those, who are poor

in spirit who are lowly in the spirit.

For theirs is the kingdom of God.

When we observe the nativity scene, we see our Lord and our

Savior. Jesus Christ, in swaddling,

Cloths, we don't see him in heaven, do we?

We may even. Imagine The Cry of an infant.

but do we also Imagine The lowing of an ox recognizing its

master There was a an Anglican bishop or cardinal cardinal of

the Anglican Church, who was on a quest to meet the patriarch of

the Assyrian Church of the east in or chana's. the tradition is

that when he entered the room, he saw the patriarch of the

churches of the East sitting on a sack.

And weaving a sack he was amazed.

He's archdeacon was with him, the Patriarchs archdeacon.

So they are the Anglican Cardinal, or Bishop started to

question the patriarch of the Church of the East.

Do you believe that Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ?

Mother of the flesh. God incarnate and the patriarch

said yes. We asked a few other questions

then he asked. Do you believe and accept that

Jesus is God. The archdeacon Springs up and

says of course he is God because at his birth even the animals

worshipped him and they knew that this is their creator.

Isaiah chapter 1 verse 34. The ox knows his owner and the

donkey his master's crib, but beloved, We don't it's all about

gifts. Now, isn't it?

It's all about the, the celebration, the Christmas

parties. The drinking the being merry.

What are we really celebrating? What are we learning?

What are we observing? Are we learning that Jesus from

his childhood? Has taught us humility to be

humble. Do we learn and ascertain that

everything that Jesus did did for you?

And I Do we know and understand and accept that?

It is time for me to glorify him and to give him Thanksgiving.

And as I said, last episode not just lip service but obedience

How are you going to show your appreciation to the Lord?

The creator of Heaven and Earth who came down in that lowly

state for you? And I Are we going to attend

church ten minutes before it ends so that I can just go

straight to the Holy Eucharist and commune the Holy Eucharist

and walk out again. Am I going to go to church and

hang out in the dark in the car parking or the parking lot and

maybe smoke weed and maybe get up to some immorality in the

cars, which I've heard of beloved.

Is this how we thank Jesus Christ.

And we take the pride, because there were thousands of

attendees for this Feast. What about every Sunday when

Jesus is being celebrated? Every time Christ is celebrated

from the heart with a through the Holy Eucharist.

Do we make every effort to attend to give?

Thanks to Jesus Christ. Am I going to attend church

service with bickering and hatred and spite in my heart

against my brother? And my sister who has said, boo

to me, is this how we repay the Lord Jesus Christ, for what he

did from the get-go beloved from when he was born.

Remember keep in mind, he was born in a stable of dung manure.

You could just imagine this the distinct But, you know, there's

a message there. Beloved He was born in our

stinking Dreadful stage 'full, condition.

But he through his sacrifice through his ministry.

On the earth, through his commands and his words has made

us to be a sweet fragrance to God the Father, according to st.

Paul. Do we understand Christmas This

Way? Louis fathom.

The birth of our Lord and our Savior, Jesus Christ.

In this manner, if not, we have got a long way to go in.

Truly understanding what it means that Christ is born today.

Is it only the carols and the Christmas decorations and on

Christmas day, were all going to be.

So so religious and maybe even little spiritual and start

posting all these pose. Christ is born, praise be to his

name, but a few posts further down, you know, the pictures

that we post the images that we posed are so far away from

Christ being born. So, Burnt my beloved this

Christmas. Let us make a difference in our

lives. Our hearts, our minds, our

souls, let us truly Ponder on why Christ was born and the

condition. He was born in and understand.

It was all for you and for me and when we truly understand not

just no, but understand that he was born to die for you and I

then and maybe then through God's grace, will have more

respect for Jesus Christ, through what we do, what we say,

and how we conduct ourselves last episode, I mentioned on

Christmas day to say thank you to the Lord Jesus Christ to

praise him and truly show. Appreciation.

Let us make peace because Jesus came to make peace between man

and God. Let's pick up that phone and

call that person that we haven't been speaking to.

That is pick up the phone and call that person who has hurt us

and let us enter that most uncomfortable situation, you

know. I know it's not easy but let us

as Jesus Christ entered Our lives, our world through that

most despicable condition. Let us enter that despicable

condition and humble ourselves for Christ sake to forgive.

And to To truly bless the birth of our Lord and our Savior Jesus

Christ. Upon each other.

As we come together with friends and family.

Let us pray beloved, Pray For What Christ has done for us give

thanks together and enjoy that Bounty that the Lord will

provide I pray that you have a blessed and a very Merry

Christmas. May the blessings of the Holy

Feast of the Nativity of Our king of kings, and Lord of

lords. Be blessed upon each and every

one of you now and at all times and forever.

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