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DENVER CATHOLIC | DECEMBER 2025 - JANUARY 2026
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DENVER CATHOLIC | DECEMBER 2025 - JANUARY 2026
J OY, A FR U IT O F T H E S P I R IT
Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, a pervading contentment that
comes from deeply loving and trusting God, which allows
us to live engaged in the present. Christmas joy is even
more elevated because we relive a particular, ever-present
moment: the God of Galaxies has seen our brokenness,
stepped into time, shattered the downward spiral of
history and rescued us! Deep Christmas joy is watching
in wonder and awe as this reality reverberates every day
before our very eyes.
So, you want deep joy this holiday season? Stop and
look.
Marvel at the way snow sparkles in the morning sun-
light. Billions of completely individual flakes of ice are
nothing to the God who blanketed the
world with tiny crystals
just to dazzle you.
Look into your son's
face, not just at it, though
he may not always engage
you this earnestly. What
do you see? What's really
behind his words, his com-
plaints, his requests? What
generous act of God put this
blossoming soul in your care
to be nurtured and guarded by
you? How incredible the way
he's matured from a helpless
bundled baby into a fledgling
protector all his own! ⊲
