As we approach the incredible mystery of the Incarnation, the birth of Jesus—God assuming a human nature—it is well to keep in mind how this can be an icon for us of how mysterious God’s ways are, but also how sublime and how beautifully deep His words are. Because His words are the words of God, they are not the words of a mere mortal. They come from the heart and the mind of an eternal Being who brought everything else into existence. A Being who is not just a being among many, but the very act of Being itself. God, who brought forth all things that exist and keeps them in existence, is now about to be born for us as a tiny little Babe.