I've been meditating too much to talk about the
mystery of Christmas. and missing a few days to the biggest Christian celebration
around the world, as the Boy-God came to dwell among humanity, between His
creation, for a purpose of redemption and restoration of the "Imago
Dei" in men.
Heaven
is opened, and to be exposed, we see the face of God. But it presents a tremendous
mystery, to see the face of God. As well we see the face of God, if it is
written that: "no one ever contemplated the face of the Lord" (John
1:18, 6:46)? From the mystery of Christmas, the relationship between man and
God shoot is redone and recast. Now no longer as in Eden, for there, the Lord
heard the man and walked with him, but nothing is said about "seeing His
face." Moses, Isaiah, John and other characters of Christian history, talk
about their amazement at being before the Lord's presence, before the God who
made heaven and earth, without even contemplate his face. However, from the
Christmas mystery, the face of God is revealed, because, "became flesh and
dwelt among us" (John 1:14). God became man, that is, the child born in Bethlehem
itself is Immanuel (God with us), and from this "child" we have
finally the heaven is revealed, then removed the veil that covered the face of
God, we can contemplate it in the figure of Jesus Christ, God turned into man.
We're
not talking about a repeated proposal, no one speaks of something common at
Christmas, because taking the birth of a child, and that happen all the time,
what, exactly is the birth of the one who made everything, who gives life,
now He himself, let it now be donated to men. The face of God is shown to us,
and the figure of the baby arrived, all people of the world are resumed in the
way to Bethlehem, the road that leads to the face of God. And what you see on
the face of this infant? The angels announced "God," pastors
"the Savior," magicians "God-King", and each of us is
apparently given the chance to contemplate in subjectivity, what seems the face
of God. But it is clear that this is possible, since this baby came to every
man and woman in particular, because its birth proclaims salvation and
redemption shared to all who come to the manger. Nothing is asked to draw
closer to the manger and glimpse the face of God, was his desire, so why He
became man, and yet His desire is, that every man and woman, regardless of
where you are, and who is, draw nearer to the manger to behold his face.
We
live in a time where many claim to know how God's face is, many propose to know
the face of God, and many paths to this point that supposed face. We think that
much of what is said about this face, that path, which seems a safest path to be
followed, is the way to Bethlehem. There was announced that a boy born in, and
that this child would be the duties of God himself, it being "Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace, Everlasting Father" (Isaiah 9:6).
The road to Bethlehem leads us to encounter the face of God, without
indifference, without resistance, without restrictions or regulations on how to
draw close to her, not asked this, not asking good clothes, is not required to
be rich or poor, black or white, just a call which the angels joyously sang
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men" (Luke 2:14), an announcement that sings, touch and welcomes everyone
who somehow allowed to hear this call, the call to contemplate the baby of
Bethlehem, and saw him, so seeing the face of God.
By: Danilo Reis
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