WEDNESDAY, December 24 Psalm 113:5 Who is like the LORD our God, who sits enthroned on high, but stoops to behold the heavens and the earth? The one who loves accepts equality with the beloved. God who is infinitely beyond us also comes to us. God’s love has no condescension, no looking down on us. God comes to us on our terms, in ways we can see and understand. Jesus can laugh, and he can cry. He can speak, he can embrace, and he can die on a cross. God rejoices with us and suffers with us. God doesn’t withhold from us, even when love requires sacrifice. Love is meant to be shared. Love offers freely, abundantly, and never on condition. Love speaks in ways the other can understand. Love is attentive to the other and gives in ways the other most needs. Love forgives the other’s shortcomings, without recalling old mistakes. Love raises the other up when fallen and delights in recovery. Love invites wonder and suggests new paths to explore. In Jesus, God comes to us in love, shares our humanity for love, and moves us to love God’s many friends.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:00:03 +0000
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