Merry Christmas! I hope you have had a wonderful celebration of the Incarnation. Yesterday, I listened to a wonderful episode of Christianity Today’s “The Bulletin” podcast. The episode link is HERE. In it, I heard for the first time (or at least for the first time that I remember) this profound quote from Augustine of Hippo:
“Man’s maker was made man that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother’s breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that Truth might be accused of false witnesses, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die.”
For me, this quote exemplifies so much of the audacity and humility of the Incarnation. When I stop and allow the mystery of God choosing to become human to save humanity to sink in, it silences me in awe. How great is His love for us?! I can barely comprehend it.