What We Believe
The Son
The Son of Light and Love His light still changes lives.
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hat happened in heaven on the day that Gabriel spoke to Mary? Gabriel said to her, “ ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.’ . . . ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God” (Luke 1:30-35, NRSV). The majestic, glorious, and all-powerful member of the divine Trinity was about to become the Son for us and with us. He who was robed and resplendent in the dazzling light of heaven could see the dark and humiliating future that awaited Him on our broken planet. What must He have felt as He said goodbye to 22
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perfect and magnificent beings in heaven, who adored and worshipped Him? What went through His mind and heart as He and His beloved Father embraced before He disappeared into the silent darkness of Mary’s womb for nine months? THE MYSTERY OF THE GOD-MAN
At the moment of conception He was alive in a new form, visible only to God. The Son of God was becoming the Son of Man. The infinitely old “I AM,” the Creator, was becoming a newly created baby. The Word was becoming flesh. The Light was coming to shine in the darkness. He was coming to His own, but would they receive Him? Would we receive Him? God’s amazing gift to our world of His only beloved Image: Raphael Renter
