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Thursday, December 8, 2016

“And God himself is born:” A Christmas hymn devotion

Note: This is the second in a series of 4 weekly devotions for Advent based on the hymns of Charles Wesley.

We begin life remarkably vulnerable. Infants have no ability to care for themselves, but need loving adults to nurture them, keep them warm, protect them, and show them that the world is a safe, loving place.

This was also true of the baby Jesus. He came into the world much like you and I did. He needed Mary, Joseph and others to feed, hold, change, and teach him.

Jesus, however, was far from ordinary. We profess this child, whose birth we are preparing to celebrate, is God in the flesh.

How can this be?

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