the Word became flesh

in the midst of the Christmas season i find myself nostalgic.

i grew up in a baptist church in West Virginia that's known for it's great Christmas productions and Christmas Eve candlelight service. My brother played Jesus was he was a baby, and I've been a part of it many times.
a few years ago, i had gotten really involved in my campus ministry, and had really grown my relationship with God throughout the year. i remember that Christmas, one of our pastors, Jim McGehee, reading the Christmas story as part of the play (which is the same EVERY year..i've heard it in the same way 22 times). As he read that ever so familiar passage in John, "the Word became flesh and dwelled among us," I finally really heard it. After years and years of hearing it from a million people a million different ways, I sat in my seat that night and finally understood the miracle of Christmas:

The Word became flesh.

I watched the child playing Jesus and became overwhelmed.

The Word became flesh.

that was a moment i had with God that i can't really put into words. it's a moment i'll have forever and i'll never forget.

So while you're enjoying your egg-nog, Christmas story marathons on TBS, and memories with family and loved ones, I pray that God shows you Christmas in a new light.


"The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved in among us.
We saw the glory with our own eyes
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son.
Generous inside and out,
true from beginning to end."

John 1:14 The Message