Republishing this from last year. Blessed Nativity!
“Bethlehem has opened Eden: come, and let us see. We have found joy in secret: come, and let us take possession of the paradise that is within the cave. There the unwatered Root has appeared, from which forgiveness flowers forth: there is found the undug Well, whence David longed to drink of old. There the Virgin has borne a Babe, and made the thirst of Adam and David to cease straightway. Therefore let us hasten to this place where now is born a young Child, the pre-eternal God.” (Ikos from the Matins for Nativity)
Today those of us who use the Old (Julian) Calendar celebrate the Nativity of Christ (Christmas). I hope all of you who celebrate today have a wonderful and blessed feast.
(You might also like “little tree”, which to me captures the wonder and beauty of the Incarnation perfectly.)
Glorify Him!
Glorify Him! blessed Christmas!!!
And to you too!