EDITORIAL
A Christmas and New Year’s Wish
Our traditional practices remind us in many
different ways that the Christmas season is indeed upon us. For many of us,
Christmas would not be the same without ham, fruit cake, or queso de bola. December
is also when families and friends get together to celebrate through, among
other things, the giving of gifts to one another.
But beyond all the glad, shiny trappings, may
we not forget what Christmas is all about: God fulfilling His promise of
salvation through the birth our Lord Jesus Christ, who will in the end redeem
the world from all wretchedness. In the midst of our celebration of Christ’s
birth in our lives, let us not forget to bring the joy-filled spirit of
Christmas to people who need it the most, like the poor, the sick, the elderly,
the lonely, and the mourning. For this
purpose, we need not go any farther, for we can definitely start in the place
we live in -- in our very own families, neighborhood, and barangay.
During Christmas, we often hear it said that “it
is better to give than to receive,” but we believe there is nothing wrong with
receiving. As St. John Paul II once said, “Nobody is so poor he has nothing to
give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.”
Nevertheless, we hope that the generosity of our
beloved leader, born of the bounty he has been gifted with, will inspire the
same generosity in the hearts of all.
As a Bayambangueño, what can you contribute to
your town and its people in your own little way? How can you give back
generously, i.e., even to the point of sacrifice?
With our leader setting a fine example, we pray
that Bayambang would grow into a town of generous, because grateful, givers
like him. O what a little town it would be when it is Christmas each day of the
year, where each home is filled with the warmth of love and caring, thanks in
large part to Christ’s inspiration in the hearts of all!
A merry, meaningful Christmas and a New Year of
bountiful blessings to all!
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