"It's Not My Problem!"

Today I received my December e-newsletter from the Matthew Kelly Foundation. I share his December reflection as today's post.

It Is the Season

Christmas is about so many things for so many people, but originally it was about God getting involved in our mess. So often we think or say, "It's not my problem." We use this as the excuse not to get involve in other people's mess. God could have used the same excuse, but he didn't. Instead he placed himself as a child in a dirty manger, right in the middle of our colossal mess.

Christmas is about getting involved. Engaging the mess humans sometime make. This Christmas go out of your way to get involved in someone else's mess. It's not your fault, it's not your problem, you didn't create it... but you may be able to alleviate it, or simply ease the pain and bring a shaft of hope to someone's life.

And, don't be afraid to invite God into your personal mess this Christmas, whatever it may be... a self-destructive habit, a derailed relationship, an addiction, a crisis of career... Whatever your mess is, invite God into it.

Matthew Kelly