More on Cycles

continuing my thoughts from last week, we don't only learn a lot about ourselves in our reaction to these repetitive cycles in life -- we also learn a bit about God. As Arnold commented, it shows us His constancy -- that as the sun rises each day, and the seasons consistently come the same time each year, we can rely on Him and expect Him to be faithful every morning. But as we look at Jesus, the one who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, we see how God lowered Himself, forfeiting all priveledges of status, and condescended to become human. In the Incarnation we see the humility of God, that he was willing to subject himself to the even mundane cycles of human life to show us how to live and redeem the mundane. Imagine Jesus doing his chores for Mary, or paying bills, or cooking as God.

But perhaps that teaches us about who we are to be--how to be fully human. We are designed for that rhythm, a schedule, not to be wanderers looking for purpose. Jesus modeled that, as God didn't just ask us to do all things fully to the glory of God, but He sent Jesus to show us what that looks like. He lived it out before us -- in humility and out of his love.

The Mighty became weak. So must we.