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Christmas… For Sinners

I Love you this much...

I think I posted something similar last year or the year before. But it is worthy of repeating.

Why did God come to dwell among us? The answer is fascinating.

God is Eternal. The Holy Immortal One is Pure Goodness. Pure Holiness. Infinite Goodness.

A sin against God - even the slightest - is therefore infinite in nature. An offense demanding reparation - of infinite magnitude.

But man is finite. And his sacrifices are not limitless. Oh, he may sacrifice a pig, a cow... he may even sacrifice everything he owns... all of his wealth in order to reconcile himself to God who he has offended. But it is impossible to wash away the stain of even the smallest offenses to Pure Goodness, Pure Holiness, Infinite Purity.

Yet, the offense demands one of two things: Mercy on behalf of the offended or Justice for the offender.

When we say that by becoming flesh, God reconciled Mankind to Himself... When we say that God so loves us that he gave His only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, over to us... we begin to comprehend the nature - the orientation of God Himself.

Mercy is what is provided us in this act of Love.

Emmanuel (Jesus) is "God among us." Mary, the Virgin Host to be, abides the Will of God, letting be done unto her as God requests. And by the Holy Spirit, the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus, this Holocaust to be, is substantially present in her womb. He is born into this world - a world of His own making - among creatures of His own making - and at the first we see Him placed in a "manger" - a trough. The Baby Jesus has no place to rest among  His very own people.

The Messiah - Emmanuel - God Among us. The SINGULAR offering will suffice to reconcile Mankind. Only this UNIQUE and Infinite Sacrifice will do. Justice demands that in order to reconcile sinner to Infinite Goodness an Infinite Sacrifice be made. To balance the ledger of even the tiniest offense against God requires that an equally Infinite Holocaust be offered to Him.

There is only one such in the Universe: God Himself.

In order for Justice to be had - for Reconciliation to occur - for the Cosmic Equilibrium to be restored - God comes to us as Lamb to slaughter. All God All Man. Jesus.

We know the rest of the story...

But this is why we celebrate Christmas. It is the very beginning of our very salvation. The Birth. Of a helpless Infant. To our Mother. In a Manger. Among animals.

Without this SINGULAR act of Mercy, all of us would be literally doomed and without hope.

But with the Birth of the Christ - the Holocaust to be - we have real reason to celebrate: God's love for us, so ill-deserved, exceeds description. To a sinful and unrepentant people He hands Himself over. And in that Act of Love, we sense what He is ultimately after in return.

Lord, we are not worthy to receive you. But only say the word and we shall be healed.

Merry Christmas! Our Saviour is here!

Enoch_Root

Person with kids,a beautiful wife, a job. Catholic of the Latin Rite.

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