day no. 17,410: the juxtaposition of the incarnation

"We can never reach the end even of our own ideas about the child who was a father and the mother who was a child." — G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

The unapproachable God made Himself assailable. The One whose throne room could not be entered by mortal men became so mortal He could be nailed to a tree. The eternal Son became an earthbound babe. The Word of God became called Mary, "Mom." The incarnation is the ultimate juxtaposition. Christ is the God who became a creature. Mary held the Pioneer and Perfecter of her faith in her hands.