The
maker of Mary, He was born of Mary;
The son
of David, He is David’s Lord;
The
maker of earth, made on earth;
Creator
of Heaven, created under Heaven;
He is
Himself the day which the Lord made, the day of our heart, that is the Lord.
He lies
in a manger, but holds the world;
He is
nursed by Mary, but feeds the Angels;
He is
wrapped in swaddling clothes, but vests us with immortality;
He
found no place in the inn, but makes for Himself a temple in the hearts of all
who believe in Him.
He who so
loves us, that for our sakes
He was
made in time, through Whom all times were made;
Was in
the world less in age than His servants, though older than the world itself in
His eternity;
Was
made man, who made man;
Was created
by a mother, whom He created;
Was
carried by hands that He formed;
Cried
in the manger in wordless infancy;
He is
the Word, without Whom all human eloquence is mute.
- St.
Augustine (A.D. 354-430)
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