Christmas for the Young and the Young at Heart
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
I thank God for giving me a childlike heart. He makes all things new, including hearts.
How his Christmas gifts are continual while mingled with our crosses at a prescribed amount, is a formula that only He knows and can only be applied by a humble babe from a cold cave in Bethlehem. “O Jesus, meek and humble. Make our hearts like unto thine.”
I love looking upon the children at our parish.
Their wonder and awe at this season fills me with Joy.
Douay-Rheims Bible
“At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones.”
Merry Christmas and may God’s Peace envelop you and yours tonight and forever.