"we do not need to build a dividing wall between those moments that we reserve for prayer and (so we hope) the adoration of God and the mundane vicissitudes of our daily lives. Naturally, if on our journey we do not find a moment to recall — to feel, in fact, and to meditate upon — the eternal love that God has for each one of us, then never will such truths occur to us when we find ourselves amidst the trials and tribulations of daily life. But — if only once — while meditating upon the mystery of Christmas, we open ourselves just slightly to the wonderful love of God, then there no longer exists a single reason for us to abandon this attitude of adoration during the course of our daily work; then we will not only remain permanently immersed within the mystery of Christmas, but each encounter with whatever person will place before our very eyes that same mystery in a new way."
This seems to be the key takeaway:
"we do not need to build a dividing wall between those moments that we reserve for prayer and (so we hope) the adoration of God and the mundane vicissitudes of our daily lives. Naturally, if on our journey we do not find a moment to recall — to feel, in fact, and to meditate upon — the eternal love that God has for each one of us, then never will such truths occur to us when we find ourselves amidst the trials and tribulations of daily life. But — if only once — while meditating upon the mystery of Christmas, we open ourselves just slightly to the wonderful love of God, then there no longer exists a single reason for us to abandon this attitude of adoration during the course of our daily work; then we will not only remain permanently immersed within the mystery of Christmas, but each encounter with whatever person will place before our very eyes that same mystery in a new way."
Thank you for doing the translation, Fr. Brendan.