The Word became flesh and stayed with us;
and we have seen the Word’s glory,
favored and beloved as an only child,
overflowing with grace, shining with truth.
—John 1.14
The Beloved walks among us.
The miracle is not on one holy night,
but in every created thing:
your Word takes on substance,
your love is embodied,
not a sentiment but an act,
not a wish but a creation,
your living child, begotten of love,
actual and real and forceful
and dwelling with us.
Every living being is holy.
This world brims with your goodness.
The Beloved walks among us.
Glory to you, O God,
and peace on earth.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net