Good morning! Today I want to tell you something amazing about Christmas. In just a few days, we are going to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but have you ever wondered why God chose to come into the world as a tiny baby?

Think about babies. They are small, fragile, and need help with everything. They can’t walk, talk, or feed themselves. They need love, care, and protection.

Now, God could have come into the world as a powerful king, or a mighty warrior, or even as a grown-up teacher. But instead, God chose to come as a tiny infant—Jesus. Why?

Because God wanted to show us something very important: that His way is not about power or control, but about love, trust, and cooperation.

When Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph had to care for Him. He needed them. God was saying: I want to work together with humanity. God didn’t just come to show us what He could do—He came to invite us to join Him in building a world of love.

So from the very beginning, the story of Jesus is about cooperation between heaven and earth, between God and people.

Now, let’s imagine something together. Close your eyes for a moment and picture holding a baby in your arms. The baby is tiny, soft, and needs your help. How would you take care of that baby?

That’s exactly what Mary and Joseph had to do for Jesus. And here’s the amazing part: when we are kind, when we help someone, when we share, when we forgive—we are helping Jesus grow in the world today. We are saying “yes” to God’s love, just like Mary and Joseph did.

So this Christmas, remember that God chose to come as a fragile baby to show us that His love grows when we work together. The birth of Jesus is not just about what God did—it’s about what we can do with Him.

And here’s the question I want you to think about this Christmas: What part will you play in God’s story of love?

Now for the grownups…

The Incarnation reveals a partnership: divinity and humanity working together. Mary’s “yes,” Joseph’s protection, the shepherds’ witness, the magi’s gifts—all remind us that God’s plan unfolds through human cooperation. The hallmark of Jesus’ ministry would be this same pattern: God’s power expressed through human hands, voices, and hearts.

For us as adults, the question becomes: What are we nurturing? Are we chasing relevance, recognition, or comfort—or are we cooperating with God to cultivate authenticity, compassion, and justice? The birth of Christ invites us to reevaluate our priorities, to ensure that what we are accumulating is not fleeting, but eternal.

This Christmas, may we recognize that God still chooses to come in fragile, ordinary ways—through relationships, through service, through moments of truth. And may we respond with the same courage and cooperation that Mary and Joseph did, so that Christ’s presence continues to grow in our world.