On November 20, at 10 p.m. in Spain, we had a meeting of young people, with representation from 6 countries where the HCR are or have been, it was a “Christmas special” titled #ChristmasWithTheChosen, in which, after a dynamic to “make contact” with our Christmas and a motivation to frame and contemplate the birth of Jesus in the announced short film, we were able to share the experience of approaching the meaning of Christmas from within.
With prior permission from the young women and anonymously, we leave here only some of the echoes that arrived a few hours later on WhatsApp
- “Christ reigns Sister…
I have to tell you that from the first moment I was not entirely sure about signing up but, as always, something pushed me and I left very happy...When he asked the question what my Christmas tasted like this year, with great sadness I thought that I was not finding the flavor, it has been such a physically and especially emotionally tiring year that at this point I was superficially living this time of waiting Afterwards I really understood why I had to be at that meeting, it was like holding that Jesus and feeling that he was telling me “Rejoice, I am the true God, the strength of the weak.” My Christmas now has that flavor of Hope that the Savior of the fragile is close to arriving... I didn't know I needed this so much, so thank you very much for this space!!” .
- “Connecting to this meeting was a beautiful experience for me, since I shared with young people from all over the world and it was beautiful…
Personally, I loved many parts, for example when the shepherd went with a wounded lamb and was rejected by the Pharisee who asked for it to be perfect, he was also dirty and poor but, however, everything changes when Jesus is born, and he was the first person to hold the son of God in his arms, It made me realize that God does not focus so much on what you have, on what is apparent, He doesn't care if you're white, black, poor or limping because God only cares about your heart and not your appearances. “I loved feeling that so clearly in my life.”
- A 16-year-old participant who went in her older sister's place and had never been to these meetings shared the next day:
“Good morning sister, I want to thank you for this meeting that I really liked because it taught me to focus on what Christmas really is... it's not just the foods or sweets, It is not a birthday or a repetition, but a new beginning with Jesus, an encounter with Him, and we have to wait for it with the need that the people had for Jesus to come, that is what I have to have, that emotion that is going to happen. to come into my life and renew my heart.”
