Though He was creator of men He vouchsafed to be born of a woman that we wretched offspring of degenerate Adam might be born again, born of God.

Though He stretches forth the heavens like curtains and besprinkled them with stars innumerable, He wrapped Himself in the fading garment of our flesh and put on the veil of our miserable humanity that we might be invested with the glory and the communicable perfections of the divine nature.

Though He was King of Kings and Lord of Lords, he did not distain to take upon Him the form and office of a servant, that we might be delivered from the slavery of satin and that angels might be sent forth to minister for us who are the heirs of salvation.

Though He was the fullness of Him who fills all in all, He worked that we might not want, toiled that we might rest; and endured hunger and thirst that we might taste hidden manna, eat the bread of life and drink with Him the mystic wine of His Father’s kingdom.

His omnipotent word covers a thousand hills with verdure and clothes millions of creatures with rich furs, glittering scales and shining plumage; but, oh, infinite condescension, He submitted to be stripped of His plain raiment that our shame might not appear; He became naked that we might be adorned with robes of righteousness and garments of salvation.

Though His riches were immense and unsearchable like himself, though heaven was His throne and earth His footstool, he became poor and destitute of a place where to lay His head, that that we might be rich in faith here and heirs of the kingdom hereafter.

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