felix culpa

happy fault.if man did not fall he would have not experienced what redemption means.

if it wasn't for that fault we wouldn't be here celebrating something important as Christmas.

here is something from thomas merton, a trappist monk:

'why can we not be content with the secret of happiness that God offers us, without consulting

the rest of the world? why do we insist, rather, on a happiness that is approved by the magazines and TV? perhaps because we do not believe in a happiness that is given to us for nothing. we do not think we can be happy with a happiness that has no price tag on it.'

most people would claim or even believe that everything here has a certain value, a certain price.but the most important thing, this is what they do not see, is that the most valuable thing in this world is free. this is the very reason why it's called a gift.