To Become One With God

In this Advent season, reflect on these words about the incarnation of Jesus:

The Messiah caused humanity to cleave to and to become one with God.

For unless a human being had overcome the enemy of humanity, the enemy would not have been legitimately vanquished.

And again, unless it had been God incarnate who had freely given salvation, we could never have possessed it securely.

And unless humanity had been joined to God, we could never have become partakers of incorruptibility.

For it was incumbent upon the Mediator between God and humanity, by His relationship to both, to bring both to friendship and concord, and present humanity to God, while He revealed God to humanity.

Irenaeus (130-202)