The
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph,
son of David,
do
not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For
it is through the Holy Spirit
that
this child has been conceived in her.
She
will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because
he will save his people from their sins.”
All
this took place to fulfill
what
the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold,
the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel, which
means “God is with us.”
Matthew 1:18-23
Much
ink is spilled on the claim that Jesus is the product of a virgin birth. Is it literally true? Who cares.
Jesus is not a proof of God's existence. Jesus
represents the fact that our God is not distant, doesn’t hide in magisterial, detached
splendor, doesn’t expect us to endure pain and suffering alone. No, He is not
an unmoved mover. He is with us.
