Awed! Mystified! Grateful! These words describe my relationship with my Son. Over the years I have remembered and pondered the meaning of his life ... of my life.

The light that poured through me did not help me see clearly the meaning of it all. The greeting I received from Elizabeth ... the angelic announcement that brought the shepherds to the stable ... the dark, gnarled hands of the elderly Simeon clasping the chubby baby Jesus ... the joyful blessing of the devout Anna ... the visit by three learned men from the East who b…