Christmas
Merry Christmas! I’m not one to say “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings.” Instead of being politically correct, I wish you a merry and blessed Christmas, for this day a savior is born to us whom Isaiah describes as Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Prince of Peace. We gather to celebrate the birth of the eternal Word made flesh.
The right word at the right moment can transform a person, for good or for ill. Hollywood knows well the dramatic value of such moments. So did John. The opening line of his Gospel makes it clear that the divine nature of Christ has existed eternally with the Father. John tells us, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, didn’t suddenly come into being when he was born in Bethlehem. He has existed with the Father for all eternity. Yet on this night, God found the right moment to transform the world.
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