Elvis was right: A newborn baby's cry reminds us what matters most this Christmas
25 December 2024, 10:44 | Updated: 25 December 2024, 12:05
Elvis sang 'Every time I hear a new born baby cry...then I know why I believe.'
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I grow weary of robins, Santas, white Christmases (which are so rare), reindeer and dead turkeys.
Christmas is actually about a newborn baby crying, surrounded by poor and excluded people.
The 3 Kings only arrived later to pay homage to a poor family's newfound joy.
Why were they all there? Because the newborn baby's cry brings hope.
It brings hope to Syrians when a newborn baby cries.
It brings hope to Sudanese, Gazan, and Ukrainian victims of war seeking a better future as their newborn babies cry.
It brings hope because the cry demands that we, as adults, be determined to provide a safe, warm, sheltered environment in which newborn babies can grow and flourish.
This is the gift that each one of us is called to give this Christmas. A Yuletide promise that we seek a better, more equitable and peaceful world where our planet has a hopeful future.
Maybe Elvis should feature at this year's Carol services. At least he makes more sense about the true meaning of Christmas than Jingle Bells!
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Stephen Lowe is a retired Bishop living in North Wales.
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