"Life without God is... Freedom? Self-sufficiency? Science...? " The answer from generations of philosophers (whether Christian or not) is instead "...despair and darkness." But, responding to that existential human condition, Is 9:1 tells us "Nevertheless..." Let’s realize that – because of God coming to earth at Christmas – life’s darkness (that we cannot by ourselves escape) has been seared open by a devastatingly brilliant light. Most important, this Light is not our doing – it is outside of us, and it comes from beyond us. This realization is the beginning of humility, and of openness to God’s grace.
