“For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace,” Isaiah 9:6.
“He, Who had made humanity, became man. He, Who created His mother, was born to her. He formed the hands that carried Him. He filled the breasts that fed Him. The Word, without eloquence[,] is rendered mute–an infant, wordless, in a manger.” Augustine, trans. S. Watts, from God Above All.
Two or three weeks before Christmas is often not a time of peace for many who celebrate a modern Christmas, especially in America.
Peace sometimes comes through pleasant circumstances when we feel like we’re in control and things are going our way.
Yet the promise of Christmas does not come from us being in control, quite the opposite. And it doesn’t come from things going our way.
The wordless infant in the manger had crafted the world He came to. Those He made would care for Him and later look to Him for help and healing. Some would seek His death; they would watch Him die.
Old and new followers would marvel at His resurrection.
Many would follow so closely as to give their lives for the One who made them and died on their behalf.
He brought inner peace to people living in outward turmoil. He still brings that peace today.
If we can be still enough to find it.
