Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus—for loving us so much that You left the majesty of Your throne to come be with us as a humble and needy infant. We still can’t wrap our head around the Trinity and how You are Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but we are grateful for it.
You are our Father, who cares generously for us. You are Son, God with us—Immanuel—who suffered to be with us. You are The Holy Spirit, God in us, to lead us.
Why did You do this?
Love, because You love us.
Your love is radical, it’s goes beyond that which makes sense in our human minds. It’s immeasurable, there is nothing we can do to destroy or alter it; it never ceases and it always rises above us and our circumstances. It surrounds us, should we seek to look for it.
The truth is, sometimes we don’t feel it, sometimes we don’t want to put in effort to experience it. Maybe that’s why we aren’t always loving to others. Maybe we need to bathe ourselves in Your love so that it can pour out into those around us.
Lord God Almighty, in Your infinite power and wisdom, help us experience Your love, be with You in love, love You with all our hearts, so that it marks who we are—Your child. And as we live first as Your child, loved exuberantly, may we love those around us (some we like a lot, some we like a little, others who are neutral, and still others we don’t really like). May our actions embody that love. May peace and caring flow generously. May this be our New Year’s resolution.
In the Everlasting Loving Name of Jesus we pray.
Amen
