Monday, December 15, 2008 (No. 40)
An Autobiographical Statement
Our Deliverer and God came by the quietest of signs, in the everyday miracle of a baby being born—the same way that you and I came into the world. He was born amid tears of joy, swaddled in a blanket, and held in the gentle arms of his father. On the first night of his life, he likely fell asleep nursing, his head nestled against his mother’s warm breast—like countless babies before him and countless babies since.
Why this way? Why not in power and glory, in fire that swept down from the mountaintops, in the upheaval of nations, or in the blood red stars falling from the sky? Because in coming to us as a child, God was making what amounts to an “autobiographical” statement. The Incarnation was God’s confession, his full disclosure. In the baby conceived at Nazareth and later born in a stable in Bethlehem, God revealed himself as a God of love and mercy—a Father who seeks us in the wilderness of our fallen world. (from Catholic Passion by David Scott)
An “‘autobiographical’ statement, God’s confession, his full disclosure”?! Hmmm. Kind of makes one wonder…
…and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
All is gift.
Our Lady of Mercy, pray for us.
