Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.

At Christmas, we are reminded that to love is to be vulnerable. And that the same is true for God. For God is love. And when God decided that to be God without us was unacceptable, he became God with us in a very specific way: as a “little baby, all red and wrinkled, olive skinned, thick dark curly hair, but a face that looks like Winston Churchill, as all babies do.”

A baby, placed in our hands. Vulnerability incarnate.