During the Christmas season, I am always reminded of how God came down to Earth and became man like us, and for us.
This truth is scandalous to some religions, but a beautiful and powerful one to us Christians. A being, not just any being, but the infinite one, creator of heaven and earth, God Himself, lovingly and willingly made himself known to us by making himself small and fragile - a baby, just like how all of us once were.
The King of the Universe allowed Himself to be born in an insignificant town, in a poor manger, as a fragile little baby of two poor parents. I have never seen any other religion with a God like this, and this really begs some awe, admiration, contemplation, and praise.
Other religions and spiritual systems always speak of how man reaches up to an infinite and supreme being, but it is only in Christianity where God reaches down to man. With other gods and religions, you always see how it’s man having to pray a certain amount of times, or not eating a certain type of food, or having to go to some special place in order to pile up efforts in the hopes of being able to reach God one day.
But not with our God!
Our God came down first and made Himself known to us. Because of that, we live out our faith because of love for Him and not just because we are trying to reach Him. God has already extended His hand towards us, and He waits for us to either say yes or no. The only action He requires is for us to reach back towards his hand and grab it. - To love Him back because He first loved us.
Do not think that our going to mass to fulfill obligations, lenten fasts, and Friday penances are done just out of the spirit of “having to do them.” If we feel like we just have to do them without an ounce of love for the One we are doing it for, then we have reduced ourselves into being one of the pagans. God is already within reach. He already took care of that part for us! There is nothing else we should do in order to reach Him because He is already here.
All we have to do is simply have faith, say yes, and reach back for His hand.
Stevie Rojas
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