This week: God as infant. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . God as infant seems like more of a Christmas season devotion than one for the beginning of a week half way through January. And yet, when we are not willing and able to see the power of God revealed in the utter vulnerability of an infant, we will never see the power of the God. In our culture, too often, God cannot be the vulnerable one - the one who, let's say, gets crucified. Rather, the god that our 'Christian' nation likes to own is the one who wins and backs a winner. This god is also the one who must have a growing number of people who will turn out to defend this god against all the evil powers of the world. That is a sure sign that the god of this culture is not the God who 'created heaven and earth.' For God does not need our protection. God as infant reminds us that God will claim no advantage and take no special treatment. God as infant is the God who wants to change the way of life for all people who have been trying 'forever' to turn God into a more suitable and more desirable god who will win the day for us. God as infant draws out of us not the vision of victor - but that of self-giving love that knows the need for humanity to nurture and uphold the other so that all life - the winners - the losers - the greatest - the least - will be a precious to us as a babe. O God of love and new life, help us release all that we want to grasp so that we will have the opportunity to witness the beauty of your humble nature. Amen. |
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