Consider this:
God loved the world so much that he came visiting. God slipped into the world as a helpless baby, without fanfare or heraldry.
Think of it:
The baby, born of humble parents, the man a carpenter, the woman still in her teens, scholars say. Jesus was born in a backwater town called Bethlehem, in a stable reeking with animal smells.
It took years before people fully comprehended God’s self-revelation. Even John the Baptist, sitting in Herod’s prison, sent a message to Jesus asking, “Are you the one who is to come or are we to wait for another?” (Matthew 11:3, NRSV). Jesus then explained that he was working miracles and bringing good news to the poor. That became even more clear when Peter concluded that Jesus was “the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16, NRSV).
And today more than 2 billion people around the world celebrate Jesus’ birth.
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