Let's visit Bethlehem today and join the shepherds and Magi as they behold the newborn King. By faith, we share in this wonder and can say, "To us a child is born, to us a son is given." Jesus is God incarnate, our Lord and our God, yet also our brother and friend. Let us worship Him. Notice His miraculous conception. A virgin conceived and bore a son—a marvel without precedent. The first promise said, "The seed of the woman," not man.

Woman, who first stumbled into sin and led humanity from Paradise, now welcomes the one who will restore it. Though truly human, our Savior is the Holy One of God. Bow before the holy Child whose innocence restores humanity's glory. Pray that He will be formed in us, the hope of glory. Consider, too, His humble beginnings.

His mother, labeled simply as "a virgin," wasn't a princess, prophetess, or a wealthy woman. Though of royal lineage and able to sing praise beautifully, her position was humble. The man she was betrothed to was poor, and the place given to the newborn King was meager. Immanuel, God with us: He shares in our nature, sorrows, work, punishment, and grave, but now, we share with Him in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and His glorious return.