A Message From Our Kahu
Our Christmas Journey
In the Christian Church, Christmas is more than a single day and it is more than a season. It is a journey.
It is something we travel to. Like the shepherds and the magi, Christmas is an expectation that there is new life, new leadership, new hope, and it takes more than a few steps to get there.
It is something we travel through. Jesus arrived during a challenging time among the people of Israel. When Herod demanded that all baby boys age two and younger in the Bethlehem area were to be killed, the holy family embarked on a long, difficult and unexpected journey. We would be wise to remember this when we face challenging times in our own lives (including times when our own government is the cause of those challenges).
It is something we travel with. Matthew reminds us before Jesus was born that he was “Emmanuel,” meaning “God is with us.” This important Christmas message is a reminder that our loving God is with us at every moment throughout our lives. We travel with God and are surrounded by God’s love on every step of our journey.
It is something we travel together. Matthew and Luke show us in their Gospels that Christmas was something people did with others. No one travels on the Christmas journey alone: the holy family, the shepherds, the magi—they all traveled together. We are meant to be with others and we are meant to travel with them on our journeys.
I am blessed to travel with you on my journey, and I hope and pray that you will have a strong sense of God’s love and the love of others on your Christmas journey during this special season and throughout the coming year!
Aloha Nui Loa!
Kahu
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