The Word Made Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things came to be through him,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;
the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it…
And the Word became flesh
and made his dwelling among us,
and we saw his glory,
the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
full of grace and truth.

– John 1:1-5,14

Today, take the time to try and appreciate what we celebrate.  It is not just the birth of a bouncing baby, boy (although it is that, too!).  It is the time to celebrate how heaven and earth became forever intermingled.  Heaven came to earth, and even more amazingly, the Son of God from heaven chose, in obedience to the Father and in the power of the Holy Spirit, to make himself earthly.  To empty himself of his majesty on high, and become the most humble of creatures, a human child.  We are now capable of reaching the heights of heaven, because heaven’s King became one of us.  There need be no separation between God and humanity, because God became human, and remains human and God forever in Christ Jesus.  We are joined forever. For unto us a child is born, unto us the Son is given.  Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth, peace to people of good will!

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