Scripture Reading
1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Reflection
John crystallizes the Incarnation's purpose: God did not wait for us to love him first. This is the grammar of grace — it begins with God, moves toward us, and asks only that we receive it. Christmas is not primarily a story about what humanity gave to God but about what God gave to humanity: his Son, that we might live. The manger points always toward the cross, which points always toward the empty tomb.
Prayer for Today
Dear Heavenly Father, We pray that you lift our worries from our minds, and place in our hearts the enormity of your love. We ask that you give courage, strength and hope to those who are sick, and to their families and friends. Please bless the hands and hearts of all those who work in this hospital. Amen
Amen.