I have loved you with an everlasting
love; therefore I have continued My faithfulness to you. (Jeremiah 31.3)
St. Augustine famously said, “God loves each of us as if
there were only one of us.” As we enter Advent’s final week, it’s important to
realize the overwhelming joy and grace
and compassion that we rejoice in on Christmas Day would be offered if only one
of us was lost to God. That’s why Jesus’s redemption parables always point to a
single loss—one lost heir, one lost
coin, one lost lamb. So Christmas is made for
you, Christmas is made for me. We
share it as equals and individuals, not as a mass of faceless people clamoring
for God’s group hug. Each of us is God's only child.
The love of Christmas cannot be measured, because it isn’t a
one-size-fits-all gift. It comes to adorn
our lives in ways unique to each of us. Take a moment this week to breathe in
the cool, sweet air of being God’s only child. Come to the Christmas table
expecting to find all you need and more than you could ever wish for. Hold the
Babe’s tiny hand in your own; feel the unending surge of love that God has
provided just for you. “I have loved you with an everlasting love,” the Creator
sings. “Therefore I have continued My faithfulness to you.”
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