The juxtaposition of peace
in the midst of pain,
Of comfort in sorrow,
Of hope when surrounded by
despair,
Of love when buffeted by
hate.
Where do such contradictions
come from?
How do we know that the
world is broken?
How do we know that normal
is not normal?
That the ideal has not been
realized?
In a place where animals
feed lies the Bread of Life.
Into a world of darkness
comes the Light of Life.
Into a humanity that
celebrates deceit enters the Truth.
Into a world in which money
means everything comes One to whom money means nothing.
He was wrapped in cloths and
laid in a feeding trough.
Later He was wrapped in
cloths and laid in a tomb.
Three days later He left the
cloths in the tomb.
Now the question is: Will we
be wrapped in His righteousness?
The birth, life, death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ either means nothing or it means everything. God
gives enough light so that those who seek Him find Him, and enough darkness so
that those who do not seek Him will not find Him.
If
we will humble ourselves and eat from a feeding trough we will have the feast
of the ages; if we insist on eating in palaces we will starve and die. The true
Christmas message must be a powerful thing for the devil to work so hard to
obscure it.
Jesus
Christ either means nothing or He means everything.
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