This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.- 1 John 4:10-11 (NIV)
Several years ago a friend shared with me an article he had taken from a magazine. (Sorry the source is unknown.) It was a story about a foster parent couple. On the day of the story Mary was in the kitchen busily preparing dinner when her husband Bill arrived from work. She told Bill that they had a new foster child, Philip. She asked Bill to go upstairs to meet Philip and bring him down to eat.
However, when Bill went into Philip’s room he was nowhere to be found. A quick search didn’t help! Then Bill knelt down and looked under the bed. There was Philip. When the young boy saw Bill he pulled back deeper under the bed. Bill noticed a small tear in his eye. So as gently as he could Bill stretched out beside the bed and reached out his hand. He told Philip it was OK, he understood. “When you’re ready, we’ll go to eat.” Slowly and cautiously Philip came out from under the bed.
Isn’t this very close to what God did for us at Christmas? In love and grace God sent us a savior who could say, “It’s alright, I understand.” For sure: “Love came down at Christmas.”
Wayne Williams, Friendship Class
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