Rejoice! Today in Bethlehem, a Savior is born—Christ the Lord. As I reflect on this glorious season of the Incarnation of Christ Jesus, I am reminded, as a history major, of the unfolding timeline of salvation history. God’s unconditional love for humanity is revealed through the generations of covenants—from Abraham to Noah, Moses, David, and ultimately, the New Covenant through Christ—where God dwells with us. As Saint Athanasius beautifully reminds us: God became man so that we might become, and resemble, God’s divinity through grace.
My late grandmother Doris used to sign her cards, In love & light. One of the Christmas Gospel readings from the Gospel of John beautifully reminds us: A light shines in the darkness, and the darkness shall not overcome it.
This light is Jesus the Lord. The Savior foretold by the prophet Isaiah has come to us, taking on human form. Though God’s Son was without sin, He chose to bear the weight of our sin, paying the ultimate sacrifice. God’s New Covenant is a profound sign of His love and light, revealed to us on this day. By taking the form of a vulnerable and dependent baby, Jesus exemplifies the kind of love we are called to reflect on this Christmas Day. Just as the infant Jesus relied on Mary and Joseph, God desires for us to depend on Him with the same trust and humility.
Let us turn to the Lord this day and reflect on the Season of Christmas, a time when God seeks to transform the dark corners of our lives and fill them with His radiant light of grace. “Come to me, take my hand, and rely on my grace.”Truly, today a Savior is born, and Jesus, the Light of the World, longs to shine upon us this day!
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