A Christmas Eve Homily: Joy to the World

On Christmas Eve, The Rev. Michael Singer invites us to step into the quiet wonder of Christ’s birth. In the intimacy of a stable, amid the ordinary sights and sounds of life, God enters the world as a newborn child. Father Michael reflects on the joy that new life brings — a joy filled with peace, hope, and possibility — and reminds us that in Jesus, God comes close to us in human flesh. Emmanuel, God with us, is born into our worries and our weariness, offering calm, love, and joy. Christmas Eve becomes a sacred moment to receive again the good news that God is not distant, but present, and that the world is forever changed by this holy night.