No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

John 1:18

Remembering a promise, and delivering on it, is comfort in action. “Comfort, comfort my people,” God sang in the voice of His prophet Isaiah. God would remember His promise of salvation and deliver on it. In the Incarnation and birth of Jesus, God did just that. “Comfort, comfort my people.” Advent and Christmas remind us of God’s caring comfort. We rehearse the drama of God, remembering His promise to save us and delivering on that promise. Advent and Christmas make us the twenty-first century caring, comforting, people of God. As much as we love the Christmas story, as many times as we have heard it over the years, God has made us into experts. We share the Good News of God’s promise, memory, and fulfillment in Jesus with yet another generation.

Don Schatz
Lynnwood, WA

Holy Father, thank You for Your promise, Your memory, Your Jesus. Our Jesus. Amen.

Reflect: What are some ways you can share God’s comfort with other during Advent and Christmas?

Read: John 1:1-18 and Philippians 2:1-11