Eyes to See

Last week I used this space to emphasize the humanness of Jesus and how his experience as a human was very standard in many ways.  And yet Jesus was also the fullness of God in human form.  He was the power that called the world into existence packed into a human body.  A well-known Christmas song asks the question, “Mary, did you know that when you kissed your little baby, you kissed the face of God?”  

Jesus was not just Lord at his birth, but throughout his life.  While Mary did indeed know, so many people did not.  So many people completely missed the fact that Jesus was God in flesh.  People who knew him from a young age and people who had just found out about him alike failed to see the glory of God in Jesus.  Religious leaders who studied the Scripture and prayed fervently for the coming of the Messiah failed to see that Jesus was the answer to their prayers.  But what about us?  Do we see the amazing power of what we celebrate?  Do we grasp the marvelous thing that happens at Christmas?  When we have eyes to see this, it will take our breath away.  It will bring us to our knees in worship.  Eyes that see Christmas for what it truly is are eyes that cannot stay dry.  May we have eyes to see this Christmas.