God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, Begotten not created;
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, Begotten not created;
There are some things that
cannot mix, oil and water for example. There are other things, such as love and
hate, which are in such antipathy to each other that when they meet they
invariably clash. Then there are things that we detest when they do meet, for
example children and Class-A drugs.
Given the gulf that exists
between God and humankind due to our turning from Him, we should not be
surprised if the meeting of the two would be either impossible, result in a
violent war or be an abhorrent spectacle to behold. The joyful news of
Christmas is that this is, in fact, not the case and that God Himself in Jesus
Christ took up residence in the womb of Mary. The Light of Light dwelt in the
dark of a human! The uncreated One was incarnated into the creation!
What more can be said or
sung about such mind-blowing truths than ‘O Come, let us adore Him, Christ our
Lord!’
O Come, all ye faithful - words by John Francis Wade.
O Come, all ye faithful - words by John Francis Wade.
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