The spiritual physics of Christmas
Christmas offers a lesson in spiritual physics, one that Jesus built upon throughout his public ministry: To become great, one must become small.
TL;DR
- Christmas offers a lesson in spiritual physics: to become great, one must become small.
- Jesus, God incarnate, emptied himself of power and embraced human frailty, mocking earthly power.
- True power, according to this spiritual physics, increases when it is freely given away.
- Jesus's teachings and actions consistently embodied this message, advocating for humility and self-denial.
- Examples include urging followers to take the lowest seat, give away possessions, and his act of washing the apostles' feet.
- The article contrasts earthly notions of greatness with God's perspective, suggesting the greatest are often invisible and self-giving.
- It implies that current societal understanding of relationships and greatness is backward and at odds with the Divine Order.
- Jesus is presented as the hope and savior needed to guide humanity, who would otherwise be lost.
- The Christmas message is about delighting in God's choice of humility over earthly luxury and fanfare.