Incarnation.(appreciation of philanthropist Charles F. Feeney and of China-based educator Wilhelmina Vautrin)(Brief Article)(Column)

From: The Christian Century | Date: December 24, 1997| Author: Marty, Martin E. | Copyright information

How Silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is giv'n! So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heav'n." We sing that at this time of year, reflecting with Phillips Brooks about the events believers recognize as divine incarnation. Our minds are free to wander as we wonder, to see what comes with the blessings of God's heav'n. We may think of the effects of the divine generosity in the human world, of how some creatures imitate it. Here are two examples, both of whom I...

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