Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out.
John 1:4-5 MSG
John is not writing a biography, he is writing about real life. A life who came to bring light to all who choose to follow that light. Jesus the light was going to walk on water, turn water to wine, feed thousands, give sight to the blind, give freedom to the oppressed, and bring forgiveness to the whole world. He brought light at the creation of the world, brought light to the world as a man, died and brought light to human hearts caught up in darkness and sometime soon, will put darkness to death forever. Christmas is a time of light, a celebration of the greatest birth in the history of the world and a time to bring light to your heart.
May this eternal truth be always on our hearts
That the God who breathed this world into being
Placed stars into the heavens
And designed a butterfly’s wing
Is the God who entrusted his life
to the care of ordinary people
became vulnerable that we might know
how strong is the power of Love
A mystery so deep it is impossible to grasp
A mystery so beautiful it is impossible to ignore. Amen
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