Every now and then, I run across an insight that takes my breath away. It happened again this Advent season. In an eloquent editorial, Father Andrew Greeley offered a quote (from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin) that puts the heart of the Christmas message in the language of mystery it deserves:
“There is something afoot in the universe, something that looks like gestation and birth.”
This is not just about a baby in a manger. It is, rather, a cosmic reality that makes our lives pregnant with meaning and hope. The Utterly Unknowable becomes not only knowable, but personal. In the process, he makes the ultimate effort to know us…by becoming one of us.
It is a story that can change lives.
I pray that this Christmas season—and the new year to come—bring you even more of the Unknowable in your midst. Blessings and peace.
