God's love for us is greater than ours. God's love is greater than we can even imagine. That is why we celebrate Christmas every year.
The birth of Jesus the Christ was prophesied in the Old Testament. It is the fulfillment of this prophecy that brings us together to celebrate Christmas. That wondrous birth of God’s only begotten son! It was God’s plan, as explained in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.” The love God has for this world, for each of us, is so great that God was willing to sacrifice his only son for you, for me, and for all people in this world.
Think about that for a moment. God’s love for us is greater than ours. God’s love is greater than we can even imagine. That is why we celebrate Christmas every year. We need to remember and celebrate that wonderful love of God expressed in the Mystery of Incarnation, “The Word became flesh and lived among us” (John 1:14).
During Christmas, when we contemplate the birth of Christ, it isn’t just a celebration of him being born as the son of God, although that within itself is an amazing event! But Christmas is also the celebration of the birth of redemption for all human beings. Jesus was also born for this reason so “whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Therefore, on Christmas Day, we rejoice in the amazing birth of the son of God, and we also rejoice in our salvation, knowing that through his birth and sacrifice, we will join him in heaven for all eternity.
