Christmas Thoughts

The journey of faith each of us takes in our lives is the subject of Bishop Murphy’s “Reflections” column for December 1986 edition of The Harvest. He cites the example of the Magi who take on the role of pilgrims and risk everything in search of the Lord. The bishop offered the following observation, “Some may think that the greatest challenge to our faith is to recognize our God as a child in a crib at Bethlehem. I really believe it is more than that. It is rather the conviction and certainty that on each of our journeys of life, God is present. The Lord leads us, and we are asked to walk with him despite the cost.”