Incarnation. It's a word that Christians throw around a lot. I think it's best explained in the gospel of John where it says, "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." It's a fancy way saying that God put on skin and in order to relate to us. It's something we celebrate this time of year when we focus on God arriving on earth with poor shepherds and farm animals as his only pomp and circumstance. All of that is nice, but for some reason we humans tend to need more here and now and concrete examples to understand a concept as mind-shattering as the Incarnation.
The Church is called to be the Incarnation of Christ to the world. That football team is a simple example of a difficult concept to grasp. Merry Christmas to everyone reading this. May you remember that God decided he couldn't get close enough to us being where he was, so he decided to walk around here for awhile.
Thanks Dad for the heads-up on that article.
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I think you should read it during your sermon Sunday. Didn't you say you were speaking on humility. The story brings tears to my eyes everytime I read it. It may be one of the best examples of witnessing that I have seen.
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