Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.
1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
This Sunday we lit the candle of Love and we were reminded of these simple yet powerful truths:
- When we did not comprehend it, God sent his son that
we might know love.
- When our love had become tainted and selfish he sent
a baby, pure and
Innocent.
- Because we had forgotten how to love without pretense
or prejudice, the word became flesh
and walked amongst us. Eating with the
outcast, and making his ministry
amongst the least of these.
- Because our love could not overcome our sinfulness,
His great love for us bore the weight of
the cross and our sins.
- Because not even death can overcome a love so great,
He rose again throwing off the grave
and giving us new life.
When
we had lost our way, Jesus came to show us. He could have arrived abruptly like
a prophet from the wilderness, but he came as a baby. A baby who would live and grow and become the
man who would be our Savior. He was our savior because he lived lives like
ours. Lives lived in the grit and grime
and sadness as well as in the joy and beauty of humanity…only perfectly. A perfect child born into an imperfect world
that had no room for Him. A perfect child
who came to show us how to love perfectly unselfishly.
Let us give thanks to God for his gift of love, by
loving one another for “God is love”.
Prayer: Hallelujah what a Savior! As we prepare our hearts for your beautifully, achingly human birth, we give you thanks for your love; your perfect, saving love.
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