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The Incarnation is where many people first meet Jesus: God becoming human. At Christmas, we see this mystery clearly— Jesus, fully God, entering the world as a baby, living among us.

Philippians 2:5–8 invites us into this mystery:

“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!”

Jesus does not cling to power or privilege. He empties himself, becomes one of us, and enters fully into human life— even suffering and death.

But Jesus didn’t only come in a moment — he also lived an ordinary life. He grew up in a home, worked with his hands, and lived quietly for most of his years. In that hidden life, love for God was formed in daily rhythms of work, rest, and prayer.

This changes how we see our own lives. God is not only found in special places or moments, but in everyday life.

The Sacramental Life is a life awake to God in the ordinary.