While all things were in quiet silence, And that night was in the midst of her swift course, Thy Almighty Word, O Lord, Leaped down out of thy royal throne. Alleluia!
When I first watched this remarkable video taking us to the far reaches of the Universe, I thought "What a perfect meditation this is on the great Mystery of Christmas!"
For it gives us a visual perspective of the unimaginable distance that Christ spanned when He came forth from the Father and came into this world. If the Universe seems vast, it is as nothing compared to how far it would be to travel from the Divine to the Human. It cannot be measured, yet God did indeed choose this insignificant little planet in a minor solar system in a not too important galaxy, He the Lord and Creator of all. As we pray in the Divine Office on January 1st,
O Admirabile Commercium!......
O Admirable Exchange!
What is the exchange? It is a human nature for a divine. When the Word became flesh, God took on the nature of man. In doing this He also gave us the wonder that we humans could also become divine. That is what Christmas means. O Wonder!
O Admirabile Commercium!......
O Admirable Exchange!
What is the exchange? It is a human nature for a divine. When the Word became flesh, God took on the nature of man. In doing this He also gave us the wonder that we humans could also become divine. That is what Christmas means. O Wonder!
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