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Tuesday in the 4th Week of Advent
Lk 1:26-38

Not all news is worth hearing, but today we have good news. It is the best news ever: God is becoming man! As He promised of old, He is sending His Son to be our Savior. God keeps His promises.

When we give flesh to our words – that is good news! When we keep our promises – that is good news! When God shares our humanity – that is good news! When man shares God’s divinity – that is good news!

Jesus’ Incarnation is not only an event in the past. Everyday, Jesus becomes the living Word of the Scripture; we listen to Him. Everyday, Jesus becomes flesh in the Eucharist; we feed on Him. Everyday, Jesus becomes human in the person of each one of us; we serve Him in one another. Everyday, Jesus becomes tangible in all creation; we touch Him and He touches us.

Everyday is a day of the Lord’s Incarnation; let us be the presence of Jesus. Everyday is the day of the Lord’s Annunciation; let us proclaim Jesus. Everyday is a day when the Word becomes flesh; let us be like Jesus.

An advertisement of Caritas Manila shows a man begging in the street. Another man, dressed in office clothes and carrying a pouch of food, walks towards his direction. As he approaches, the beggar’s face changed into the face of Jesus. When he gives the beggar the pouch of food he is carrying, the camera shifts focus from the beggar’s face to his. And his face likewise changed into the face of Jesus. The ad then shows these words: Charity changes the giver not only the receiver. This ad should be a headline everyday!