“Quietly,
they bring God’s questions and proclaim to us the wonders of God, for whom
nothing is impossible.”
Alfred Delp,
German priest martyred by Hitler
The angels of Christmas bring messages
of hope into a world full of contrasts, anguish and anticipation, wickedness
and wisdom, disappointment and delight. Christ is born into a world of corrupt
political powers, when unjust kings rule with selfish ambition, and religious
leaders anticipate a different kind of Messiah. When deity merges with humanity,
the wonders of God shout to the centuries before and to come, “Nothing is
impossible with God!”
Ecclesiastes 1:9 reads, “What has been will be again, what has been
done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Wars and
poverty have never quieted the artists or inventors. Rulers or politics have
never silenced rebels or crusaders. Fear and frenzy, however, always crowd
Christ out of our hearts.
Every year we listen again as choirs of
all ages sing the angels’ message of hope. Extravagant Love still reaches down
into the world, reaches though hate and hypocrisy, through injustice and
indifference, with unmeasured goodness and grace. God’s promises continue to
transform our hearts one hallelujah, one whispered prayer at a time. God
desires to be in a relationship with people who trust in His never-ending
faithfulness. In Luke 18:27, Jesus says,
“The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.” Let us continue
to marvel at God’s unexplained wonders,
and wonders of
His Love!
Love is raining down on the world
tonight,
There’s a presence here I can tell –
God is in us.
God is for us.
God is with us.
Emmanuel.
“God Is With Us” recorded by Casting
Crowns
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