What child is this?

What child is this, who laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping,

Who angels greet with anthems sweet while shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King

whom shepherds guard and angels sing.

Haste Haste to bring him laud

the babe, the son of Mary.  ELW 296

Isn't that the big question?  What child is this?

Everyone has questions.  Everyone.

Not everyone is absolutely sure about any of this:

 not about the angels, or the baby, or a Savior, or even God.

So don't fool yourself into believing that there are those who understand

 and those who do not.

Everyone has questions.  

God offers to us this story, full of mystery and grace

and invites us to find ourselves....and lose ourselves in it.

A blessed Christmas to all.