He came as a human, subject to the Law, so that we may experience the freedom of sons and daughters of God to be all that He has created us to be. As is revealed in the Name He received formally on this 8th day following His birth, God truly saves us, and we live in the Light and Hope He brings by His coming.
Because God is now so close to us, we can experience the fullness of His kindness and grace to us. Those blessings that God directs the priests to speak in the reading from Numbers are now fulfilled in the Incarnation of Christ.
And we extend the blessing into the world. We follow Mary's example, who gave birth to the Son of God, and contemplated deeply these mysteries, aware of their great power to transform. On this Octave of Christmas, the same day we launch into a new year, we celebrate her motherhood, because it is the model for how we are called to give birth to God in the world.
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