Evening journal., 1911-12-23
How the Wonderful
Love Came
Unto us a child is born. Isaiah
*: 8, by George Henry Dole.


When a child is born into the
world. it is Of Divine order that the
parents rejoice, for at such times
they are touched with a tender, hall
lowed love that only parents can
know They rejoice IN new hopes,
new ambitions. new realizations.; and
parents. grandparents. relatives and
friends rejoice because a new life has
come into being upon the earth. In
the birth OF Jesus Christ came new
hopes. new ambitions and new reali-
zations for all. In Him new life
had its beginning upon the earth.
the life Of God the love Of God in
unknown and Unprecedented power.
One a. the first and constant CT
forts Of parents is to have their new
born child recognizo' them, and with
'ndescribable happiness they enjoy
every sign Of recognition. This ef-
fort and JOY are from the heavenly
Father, who likewise. but more ar
IDENTIFY, desires that every child of
His recognize Him as the Divine
Father. He yearns that we know His
love in its power in its tenderness, in
its complete devotion. IN It's humble
service. So unto us a child was
born that the great love of God might
come to His children. Our Christmas
festivities center In the fact that in
Jesus Christ. our heavenly Father
manifested HE great. undying love;
love that is pure, sinless. self-sacr'-
fcing. true, life-giving and eternal
SO the wonderful love came IN the
words that Jesus spoke. in the deeds
that He did in the service that He
rendered, in the sacrifice that He
made, for greater love hath no man
than this. that he lay down his life
for his friends"
The love o. God is not such that It
can hold itself aloof. or reveal itself
only at a distance. or suspend itself
upon spiritual heights. As a parent
takes his child In his arms and folds
Il TO his bosom. SO would the heav-
cniy Fathers love embrace every
child Of His. That great love could
not rest until Il ceme into the world,
down to the plane of mans daily toll,
and manifested itself as a man
spoaketh to his brother II yearned
to clothe itself In the words of truth,
i'm the look of tenderness. in the tears
OF grief. in the agony Of temptation,
in the hand that touched with magic
power. i'm the arms that embraced,
even as a shepherd carrieth the
lambs In his bosom. The wonderful
love came in the visible ministry of
Jesus
A child knows itseparents because
they declare themselves. The child
knows them from their service, scli-
sacrifice. devotion and unparalleled
love. We rejoice this season because
likewise We may now know the
Father I'm Jesus Christ. In Jesus,
God declared Himself unto the world.
In Him We sec the service, the self
sacrificing devotion and unparalleled
love Of the Father IF yc had known
me, ye would have known my Father
ALSO" said Jesus. Know then the
love in Jesus Christ. for IT is the
wonderful love of God.
In the Christ-Child that love had a
new birth into the world. That love
entering into our helrts gives us a
new birth. It is making all things
new It is the mighty power that Is
renovating the world. Then as We
rejoice in all that Is good and true,
le. us enter into that love revealed in
Him whose birthday into the world
we now celebrate.