The mystery and message of Christmas

For Christians, Christmas is a day of worship, a day of miracle and mystery, the day the baby Jesus arrived in his unique incarnation as God-made-man. This paradox of Jesus’ nature as both fully God and fully human only adds to the sense of mystery, awe, joy and love with which he is worshipped.

Philippians 2:6-8 explains the mystery of God-made-man this way:

“Although He existed in the form of God he did not consider equality a thing to be grasped, but instead emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant...