He [Jesus, the Word of God] “was” before his own flesh; he created his own mother. He chose her in whom he should be conceived, he created her of whom he should be created. Why marvellest thou? It is God of whom I am speaking to thee: “the Word was God.”

~Augustine~

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Wheaton, IL; Crossway Books, 2008) p. 67. Adapted from St. Augustine: Homilies on the Gospel of John; Sermon LXIX

On this day...

• Two things are absolutely necessary for salvation. We must repent, and we must believe the Gospel - 2011
• It is when I turn to Christ, when I give myself up to His Personality, that I first begin to have a personality of my own - 2011
• "We please God most, not by frantically trying to make ourselves good, but by throwing ourselves into His arms. - 2011
• This is certain- that God, who was formerly invisible, has now appeared in Christ - 2011
• WHEREVER you are, wherever you go, you are miserable unless you turn to God. - 2011
• I must deliberately step out, placing my faith in God and in His truth - 2011
• I am quite certain that, if God had not chosen me, I should never have chosen Him. - 2011
• Blessed be His name, he at last gave us the effectual blow of grace - 2011
• The Robe I Received - 2011
• A Splendid Example of Spiritual Diligence - 2011