God loves the world in such a way
Faustino de Jesús Zamora VargasGod so loved the world ...! We can never fully understand these simple words of the apostle. God loved the world fallen by sin, the world created by his voice and his hands. He loved him so much, he felt so much compassion and mercy, that he conceived the miracle of the incarnation to begin the time of the reconciliation of all men with him. God with us is more than the fulfillment of a prophecy, it is the most extraordinary expression of love of God. Was it fulfilled around these times 2,000 years ago? The date is not what matters, but the very fact of a birth conceived in heaven by the infinite and perfect mind of God and the birth of a child in humble condition, whose heart would be given to death so that all of us would return to reconcile with our creator.
God's love broke all the molds at the birth of Jesus Christ. With the baby Jesus humanity was reborn. God lives among us! Do you have eyes to see it? Our efforts were so unsuccessful to get closer to him, our sin so far removed us from his presence, that he takes the initiative and chooses out of love to draw closer to us.