The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father's only Son.
My niece had her birthday party at Build-a-Bear Workshop. And as I escorted my seven-year-old daughter through the different stages of building her new stuffed dog, I was moved at the “heart ceremony.”
In the “heart ceremony,” the child has an opportunity to “create” the loving heart of their stuffed companion, and I could not help but parallel this to what God has done to each of us in our creation. As my daughter held the small plastic heart, the staff member directed her to kiss it so that her new creation would always know of her love.
We, too, as God’s creation have been kissed. For God loved us into being so that we would always know and be drawn to his love. But because of sin, we too often forget that kiss. And in order to remind us of his heart’s kiss, God himself became one of us, gave up his divine dwelling and tabernacled among humanity. Jesus Christ lived among the apostles, taught, loved, welcomed, forgave, and gave himself up as reminder of his heart’s kiss. Then, Jesus was raised from the dead to remind us of his love and our own eternal life in him. Let us always remember that the heart we have was kissed by our Creator so that we would always love him, serve him, and be with him in eternity.
I pray that we all experience the loving kiss of God and radiate that love to all we encounter.
Have a blessed week!
Stan
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