'This is our festival: the arrival of God among us...'
"He that is full empties himself, for he empties himself of his glory for a short while, that I may have a share in his fullness..." As we continue to celebrate the Birth of the Son of God in the Flesh, here is a soaring homily by St Gregory the Theologian, which should encourage all Christians to cling to Christ, to stand firm in the True Faith, and not to assent to the voices of antichrist who preach the "Same God" heresy. May we be found steadfast when He, Jesus Christ the Lord, returns in glory! Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus! On the Nativity of Christ By St Gregory of Nazianzus, Another City , December 25, 2017: Christ is born: glorify him. Christ comes down from heaven: go out to meet him. Christ descends to earth: let us be raised on high. Let all the world sing to the Lord: let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, for his sake who was first in heaven and then on earth. Christ is here in the flesh: let us exult with fear and joy—with fear, because of ou...