Where bread is baked, there it is not just ordinary food.
It is taken out and kissed when fine guests arrive.
When the crumb falls on the floor, it is lifted and kissed.
It is marked with a cross before it is cut to serve on the table.
Bread expresses more than the most basic human food.
We say: “they don't have bread”, and we mean: “they have really nothing”.
It was once said that the host could smear the slice on both sides,
and that meant he was extremely rich.
In the Bible, whoever eats the bread of joy is a happy man.
Jesus was born in an uneasy place, but with a beautiful name.
Bet-Lechem means the house of bread.
These two words – HOUSE and BREAD – mean what we need most in our lives.
From the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, we draw hope for a better tomorrow, that God will bless us, that we will meet the people of good will that the angels sang about when Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
May these holidays, which are rooted in Bethlehem, will make us have a home, that is, such an environment, a group of people, loved ones, friends with whom we feel safe , we feel good.
My dear ones, may this simplest bread, which we break with our loved ones and others, bring the goodness and be a sign of God’s mercy over us. May it give a sense of security, give health, prosperity, and the faith that God is above all this.
May God bless us in the celebration of Christmas and throughout the New Year.
