In this season of change, we test our
assumptions, take time to think and dream,
and we certainly look forward to great moments
with those who matter most. As we give thanks
for life’s blessings and prepare once more for
Advent, it seems fitting to center our thoughts
on a multiplicity of miracles and possibilities.
We begin with what C.S. Lewis referred
to as “the Grand Miracle.” He wrote: “The
central miracle asserted by Christians is the
Incarnation. ... Every other miracle prepares
for this, or exhibits this, or results from this.
... It was the central event in the history of the
Earth — the very thing that the whole story has
been about. … He comes down; down from the
heights of absolute being into time and space,
down into humanity; down further still ... (to) the
womb ... down to the very roots and sea-bed of
the Nature He has created. But He goes down
to come up again and bring the whole ruined
world up with Him.” (Miracles, chapter 14).