03.03. THE SAVIOR IN HIS INCARNATION contd

Blessed Jesus, what shall we render unto You for Your unspeakable benefits to us! From Your glorious throne in heaven You condescended to regard man, ’that is a worm’- man, who is in Your sight less than nothing, and vanity. You did come from the realms of supreme felicity to a world of sorrow, to be invested with humanity- to feel for our infirmities- to make peace between God and man; to endure the death of the cross for us. How highly have You distinguished us, in Your immeasurable kindness! We bless You that You have appeared as the Day-spring from on high, transforming our darkness into light, into glory. May we walk in Your light until we reach the bright and happy home of the blessed ones in heaven. And when we look at the glorious results of Your incarnation, sufferings, death, and intercession, may we be constrained from our inmost soul, to join in the angelic hymn, "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favors." Luke 2:14