Believing that the Baby Jesus Is the Son of God and the Son of Mary
In our Advent Gospels Mary initially questioned whether or not she could even be pregnant; Joseph questioned the child’ legitimacy. God stepped in to settle their doubts. A good friend of mine once said that if you truly believe that the infant born to Mary in the stable at Bethlehem is the son Mary and the son of God then our belief in everything else we profess in our faith is a piece of cake. He was not being flippant, but deadly serious. From the first time I heard him and reflected upon it until now I've appreciated the simple truth of his statement.
The heart of the matter for me is mind-boggling and joyfully overwhelming. Our God so much wants us to be one of us and for us to be one with the Lord that Jesus comes into our world in this manner, so simply, so bereft of all human comfort, so willing to enter into very troubling time in our human history. Our world and all peoples needed him and his message then just as it most certainly does now.
The great gift of Christmas is Jesus, that the Son our God is indeed fully one of us and ever with us. May he open our hearts and minds to believe, appreciate and rejoice in this great gift of Himself and his love for us.
A blessed and joyful Christmas to you and yours!
Jim Blumeyer, S.J.
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