It is finally Christmas Eve. Most of us will go to church tonight. We will finally celebrate the nativity of Jesus, our Savior, and the Savior of the world.
To me, what is most important about Jesus is that he shows us who we are. Who we can be. We, too, are to be vessels of the Holy Spirit.
Christmas is not just about Jesus being born. It is about Christ being born in each and every one of us. In the beloved carol, “O little Town of Bethlehem,” there is the prayer, “be born in us today.”
Meister Eckhart, a mystic of the 14th century said this: “We are all meant to be mothers of God…for God is always needing to be born.”
An eternal theme of the spiritual life meets us at Christmas. How are we vessels for Christ? How are we temples of the Holy Spirit? How is Divine Love seeking to to be born in us? To make a home in us? To impact the world through us?
The spiritual life for a Christian is not just about who Jesus was and what he did. It is about who we are and what we are to do. This is a time to consider the question so beautifully posed by poet Mary Oliver: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Prayer: As we celebrate the nativity of Jesus, may we remember that the power of Divine Love is seeking to be born in us, today. Amen.
This devotion was prepared by Rev. Kim P. Wells, pastor of Lakewood United Church of Christ in St. Petersburg, FL.
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