December 25th, 2021

The Rev. Kenneth Tanner sums up the meaning of Christmas when he writes:

“I am in awe of Bethlehem’s startling truth: that God is a baby, gasping for air, clasping for mother’s milk, flailing his small limbs in a feed trough; taking on my frailty, my vulnerability, that I might share his everlasting nature.

“That baby is now Lord of all things visible and invisible, forever one of us, still bearing his now glorified, nail-scarred flesh at the Father’s side, making all things new for all, hallowing every star in the far-flung cosmos—redeeming every atom and every stoney heart.”

“Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor
and gave him the name above all other names.”

— Philippians 2:9 (NLT)

And so we sing, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will toward men. Amen.”