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John
1:14
The Word became flesh and lived among us, and
we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace
and truth.
Can
you hear me?
Joy
comes when we are filled to overflowing with love. And every day, the Word of
God’s ever-present voice speaks. It sings to us and in us that we may know and
enter the joy for which our hearts long.
The
Word is not mere words but God’s loving power present in everything—all things and
all people and in our own souls. When it catches your ear it awakens loving joy
in your heart.
The
voice of the Word is most clear in who we celebrate at Christmas, this infant
Jesus.
In
him, the Word becomes become a human being. He will heal and bless, pour out
forgiveness and command justice for the oppressed. He will touch the broken
with loving hands and wash the feet of undeserving followers. He will love them
and all humanity to the very last, surrendering his life for those who fail to
accept or understand him.
At
each step, God is saying “Look! Do you get it now? Do you understand what the
Word has been saying in every love, every word of wisdom, every glimmer of
starlight, every frosty morning, in everything light and life, beauty, grace,
compassion and laughter you have ever known? Can you hear me now?”
I was
recently in NICU, visiting parents and their premature infant, tiny, less than
five pounds. I watched the parents and a nurse who was at the child’s side
every moment. A physician entered to examine the child, listen to her heart and
hold out a pinky finger so this fragile little girl could grasp it. There was
so much tenderness and care, all awakened by this tiny new life.
In
Jesus, the Word becomes a human being, a fragile infant, to awaken such love in
us.
Open
your eyes to see and your ears to hear. There is no place he is not, nowhere his
love is absent, no place he does not speak … that you may know the joy of his
presence.
Pr.
David L. Miller
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