A Simple Star

 A Simple Star, A Hopeful Star

19 December – The pastoral text of Fr Reuter is this: The Kings followed that star for a long time. And they found God. If you follow that star, even when it seems hopeless, you will find God. Apt image by PureBaby who captions it ‘Pure Joy Is Coming To The World!’ (flickr.com/). It’s a very simple star; it is a very hopeful star; and it is very Filipino. (The Filipinos are hopelessly romantic; they are hopelessly optimistic, and it’s a good thing – I am a Filipino). I say if it’s difficult to follow your star, it must be a complicated star. If it’s difficult to appreciate God, you are either trying too hard by over-intellectualizing or the exact opposite: you are over-spiritualizing. You don’t have to be a king to follow your star, and your star doesn’t have to be king-size to be all worth the pursuit.

Joseph, Mary & Jesus

The Love Family

13 December 2006 – The pastoral text of Fr Reuter is this: Our Lord was happy in the manger, because he was surrounded by the love of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and the Kings. This Christmas, He will be happy in every Filipino home, where he is surrounded by love. Apt image by Mozul who captions it ‘Joseph, Mary And Baby Jesus’ (flickr.com/). I like the composition, with the light bursting from the shadows, or the shadows being penetrated by the light. The image shows clearly that there is inner peace, inner happiness, the only true peace, the only true happiness. ‘Surrounded by love’ – I take it that love is the interplay of light and shadows, and if we are able to accept that, we are able to exude love, as does this image of the Holy Family.