Once again, our fleeting life approaches the eternal miracle, the unique series of events of God's incarnation in Jesus Christ. The deeper the earthly shadows, the manipulations of today's Herods who are ready to do anything to protect and preserve their power, their wars, the spreading waves of suffering caused by drought, hunger and lack of water, or the "diplomacy" of ostentation, the more clearly shines the heavenly-earthly redemption in the fullness of time, the series of miracles in the promised land.
The impressive and awe-inspiring genesis, as our God, in his loving counsel, satisfied the wrangling in the valley of lamentation unfolding below as a result of the loss of the earthly world and humanity's Edenic condition. Therefore, in the fullness of time (Mark 1:15), when the cry of his people for the Messiah penetrated to his father's heart and the unredeemed burden of sins accumulating from generation to generation on the neck of his people and the human world, out of compassion and a lifebelt for his drowning children, he initiated the greatest miracle in history, the body of his Holy Son the earthly history of his stitch.
The impressive genesis, the events of which all unfolded according to the exact schedule of heavenly-terrestrial coordinates according to the Bible. Just as there was the genesis of the creation of the world and of man, of humanity, which is reported in the first book of Moses, so there was also the precise timing of the new humanity, the history of Christ's salvation, which replaced Adam's downhill history with an ascent to salvation and happiness. The four weeks of Advent are an opportunity to spell out the impressive genesis of the miracle of the Incarnation in silence or in community, admiring the perfection and beauty of the details, and making it our own.
Let us see the manger with the Son of God, and fall before Him with holy reverie," sang our brothers from the southern region. Because those who go into the shroud of silence created by the Holy Spirit during the four weeks of Advent will come across many small and wonderful things, God's fingerprints, with the help of the Gospels. Most of all, the Gospel of Luke reveals to us the amazingly careful preparatory work of the Lord of the planned path, our heavenly Father.
Earthly events, the miracle of Christmas, began in Mary's womb. Nine months before the glorious and public events of the Nativity night. In the most secret way. The pre-Christmas celebration has already begun with Mary's visit to Elizabeth. When they met Elizabeth, who had been blessed with John the Baptist for six months, the fetus in the womb rejoiced and Elizabeth said: the mother of my Lord is coming to me (Luke 1:41-44).
John the Baptist moved joyfully under Elizabeth's heart when he heard Mary's greeting at the first moment of the visit (Luke 1:44). Elizabeth said a Christmas Benediction, saying to Mary: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb (Luke 1:42). Benedicta, blessed Mary, and benedict, blessed is the fruit of her womb, Jesus.
In this meeting, the alpha of the greatest Christian holidays, the still hidden history of Christmas, sprouted. In the meeting of two chosen mothers. What a blessed motherhood! But let's just take the beginnings and genesis of the mystery of the holy night frame by frame, because it was not by chance that this word of the evangelists accompanied the whole story: he was amazed, he was amazed. Already when Zacharias went out after the scene in the temple announcing John the Baptist, the people were very amazed (Luke 1:21). The strange, fascinating genesis of wonder also unfolds before us! Mary is amazed when the archangel Gabriel announces to her the reception to grace, the extraordinary event of being received into her womb and conceived, because "how is this possible, since I do not know a man?" (Luke 1:34).
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Author: Dr. Lajos Békeffy
