It changed
Everything
as
the radiant beams of God’s Glory
Leapt
up
From
the most humble of circumstances
God’s Invasion of Grace
In a moment
In a manger
God punches through
the
veil that appeared to divide
the
Divine from the Down-Trodden
the
Holy from the Lowly
the
Eternal from the Time-Bound
In a moment
In a manger
God Himself
In
Son Jesus Christ
Dawns
the Fragility of Flesh
And…
Everything
Changes
Because in that moment
In that manger
God would no longer be thought
Only…for us
Now…God
with us
God
Himself
In
Son Jesus Christ
Walking
miles and miles
In
the worn-through soles of our shoes
In
the tattered garb of human frailty
Through
the broken shards of earth-born living
In a moment
In a manger
Distance spanned
Division Eclipsed
The King from on High
Had now
come low
Condescending
to us
And
we…
Accosted,
scandalized, captivated
By
the simplicity
Of
the One that Comes
Not
as conquering ruler
But…
Suffering
Servant
As
lowly peasant
As
One…like us
As
One…for us
As
One…with us
Who in a moment
In a manger
Wearing our Flesh
Filling our Fragility
Sanctifying our Skin
In
Coming to be as we are
Makes
possible
Our
coming to be like He is
Humble
Whole
Holy
Yes Holy…
For this Invasion of Grace
Is not complete
In a moment
In a manger
This
moment is the set-up
For moments
to come
Of
teaching
Walking
Sharing
Loving
Modeling
Calling
Struggling
Suffering
Dying
Rising
Ascending
And…
Sending…of
God Himself
In
Spirit
That
he is no longer
Only
God for us
And
God with us
But
now…God in us
For the One who in a moment
In a manger
Who takes up flesh
Now takes hold of our flesh
Inhabiting our fragility
Laying waste to our resistance
Invading our Space with His Grace
Filling up our Broken Cracks and Empty Places
With
the Glory
the
Radiance
the
Majesty
of
His limitless Grace
So
that in all things
In all
ways
At all
times
We
might become like
The One
who stooped low
To become
like us
In a Moment
In a Manger
Everything Changes
And that…
Is the
Christmas Miracle.
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