God's presence is more likely to be found in the trust of a
little child than in the worldly wisdom of one who has made
their compromises and has ceased to believe in that in which
he or she cannot see, touch and feel. That which we might
call naive trust turns out to be God's presence, God's gift. He
who receives the baby Jesus with the trust of a little child, of
such is the Kingdom of God.
God chose to come into the world as a baby child, not as a
prophet's message, not as a spirit, not even as words, but as
a human being. In doing so, God has said that the life of
flesh is good. He has said in this birth that God adores us and
blesses us and looks at us and says, "It is good." God
loves
us so much that in order to communicate with us, God has
spoken in our language, the language we can understand, the
language of being human.
from The
Christmas Story
by Bill Kolb
Meditate with Poetry
Then, all at once, the pattern
Of eternity, in infant form,
Descends on unsuspecting earth.
from "Unbroken
Peace"
by Renée Miller
Choosing to Be Human 
Incarnation
is about God choosing to be one of us, so that we might
become communities of compassion, mercy, courage, justice,
care, Godís embodied presence here and now.
from A Celtic Christmas
by Mary Earle
