Let the message of Christ find a home with your family.

A s we celebrate The Holy Family - Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we reflect on what it is to be a family. The family is the
basic unit of society and the Church. It is in the family that wefirst learn to communicate, that we learn what is good and bad.It is in the family that we learn what love is, to forgive and to
pray. It is in the family that we first learn about God, Jesus andOur Lady. Our family forms us for many years to come. Thefuture of humanity depends on the family because it is through
a family that we all come.
If we are to be reflecting God’s plan for our families then we will have to be families that put God first. So do you turn off the TV every night to pray together as a family? The Letter to Colossians says, “Let the message of Christ in all its richness find a home with you.” If faith in God is not what motivates a family, that family is starting with a disadvantage. The Letter tothe Colossians reminds us to put the message of Christ in the
center of our homes and lives.
What a mystery of God’s love and grace families are. The love in a family is really a reflection of the love of God. The vocation of families is to show God, to let God’s light shine
through.
Today we celebrate The Holy Family. When God the Fathersent Jesus to us to reveal his love and to show us the way to him, Jesus did not fall out of heaven as an adult. Jesus came as a member of a family, The Holy Family of Nazareth. God chose a family to show us how all families are to find their way to him. We pray that our families fulfill God’s plan because that is the only way to be happy families.
 (excerpt frtommylane.com)