The Womb

With Christmas coming up soon, and lots of talk about Mary and her womb wherein lies the Christ ready to be born into this world, I think of AA as similar to Mary!  What, you shout?  Well, when someone first comes into AA the group is like a womb that protects them while they gestate for a while until they can grow enough to go out and be of some use to others.  A parish should be a womb, protecting and helping people to grow enough so they can reach out, more fully developed spiritually, to be of service to the parish and the world around them.  Too many people want to stay in the womb and be taken care of.  A Christian parish should be a place for a person to grow up, mature spiritually so that they can become a womb for their Christ.  So you Christians, are you a womb for Christ, the Prince of Peace, to be born into your world this Christmas, or are you just frantically running around trying to celebrate the "Holidays?"  Only three shopping day left!