CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS - A SILENT
AND HOLY NIGHT
By Dan Bode
It was indeed a Silent and Holy
night.
There was little left to do but
watch. The animals had
long since fallen asleep.
The small town activities had
for the most part ceased, and
those who still escaped the
realm of dreams were oblivious
to the occasion to which they
were not witness. Most
were merely puzzled by the Star
never seen before even though it
seemed to hover right over this
little town of Bethlehem, a town
whose very existence was based
on the industry of providing
sacrificial lambs for the temple
in Jerusalem.
The only sounds were the moans
of a young, soon-to-be mother in
the final hours of a labor that
had begun in the Garden so long
ago. The will of her body
was overcome by the need of the
moment as contraction after
contraction contorted her
features with pain. But
she had known this was out of
her control from the moment she
became aware of His presence.
The only other person aware of
the import of this moment is the
man at her side. The one
on whose shoulders fall the
responsibility of helping to
bring into this world He who
will be the Flesh of God.
All the questions that race
through their minds are pushed
aside as the symphony of the
birthing process reaches its
crescendo, and suddenly the Life
of Man is Present in this world.
I find myself envious of their
perspective. They were
there at the beginning, and all
they knew of the child at that
moment was the name of His
Father and His role as Savior of
the world. They could take
joy in the grasping hands and
the baby’s laughter.
I, on the other hand, have the
historical perspective as well.
I can look back at His birth,
and look back at His death as
well.
And there lies the difference..
I cannot see the newborn babe
without the grown man on the
cross.
I cannot see the grasping hands
without the nails piercing His
flesh.
I cannot see the smooth brow
without the thorns.
What I can see is the mercy of
our maker.
Some would say we deserve only
His pity for what we've done
with what He's given us, but
pity is merely mercy without
action, and God can never be
described as complacent.
He has always been active in His
love for us, even undeserving as
we are. And because of all
this I will always see the whole
life of Christ as the Great
Substitution. Completely
undeserved.
Undeserved by Christ for
suffering penalties not meant
for Him.
Undeserved by me for being
unable to make the necessary
sacrifice.
It took so long for me to
discover that I truly needed a
Savior.
And so I sit as the world goes
by around me; almost everyone
once again oblivious to the
occasion to which they are not
witness.
So, into this Silent and Holy
Night I have these three things
to say:
Song: All The World Slept
Vocal: Eddie Caswell
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