God chose to be born small

God could have burst into the world with power, dazzling everyone. He chose the opposite: to be born as a baby, in a stable, shivering with cold, dependent on a mother for everything. The Almighty made himself small and helpless. It was not an oversight; it was a statement. God approaches this way, without overwhelming, so you can look at him without fear and even hold him in your arms. He makes himself needy so you feel capable of welcoming him. That says a lot about how God treats us. He does not enter by force or from above; he arrives slowly, humble, at the level of your heart. If you were expecting a distant, imposing God, Christmas disorients you: he comes as a child.