Jesus came.
Why? Why did He come? He could have spoken words, created something, or did something else to make a way back to Him. After all, He created the world out of nothing and with the spoken word. He formed man with His hands out of dust. He could have stayed in heaven and spoken words, used His hands to form something, but no, instead He came.
He came to show us the way back to Him and the way of His upside-down kingdom. He came and used His hands to touch the leper. the blind, the lame with healing. He touched, He cared, He lived the way. He told us that we are to love, to care for those around us like He does, giving it because He loved us, unhinged on the behaviour of another. (Note, this is not condoning abuse or saying boundaries are not in order. This is from the perspective of insult, our people not coming through for us like we'd like or they should. We all fall short. There is a difference between damaging relationships and simply human-fault ones.)
Jesus was ridiculed, slandered, rejected, denied, and betrayed. Yet, He still loved, stretching out His arms and giving His life. This sacrifice is for all and is open-ended on His part, because He is love. He gives love in the sunsets and sunrises. He gives love in the grace extended and the invitation that is always open for us to come to Him. He stays with us even when we at times stray from Him in our disappointments, etc. His love is not given considering my behaviour, His love is given because He is love.
He came because actions speak louder than words. He came for you and me.
This Christmas season, let that settle in your heart. Let His love go deep and take it for what it is, His unconditional love. Let it ground your doubts, settle the unrest of your soul, and whisper it's truth deep within.
It will be the way through because He is the Way.
He is the Truth, and the Way and this reality brings us Life, because we have Him.
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