Did Baby Jesus Cry?

Each Christmas we sing the words, "the little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes," but do we stop to think if what we are singing is true.  It sounds so wonderful.  Jesus was God incarnate, God come in the flesh.  Therefore, Jesus was perfect .  In our minds, a perfect child would not cry.

Yes, Jesus was the incarnate Son of God. But incarnate means that Jesus was also fully human.  A fully human child cries.  For example, when a baby gets hungry, the only way he can communicate that he is hungry is through crying.  Therefore. the little Lord Jesus some crying he made.  In fact that is the greater miracle.

Why is that a miracle?  It is a miracle because Jesus was truly human.  God loved us so much that he sent his son into this world to experience everything we do.  He could have sent His Son and kept him separate from the hurts of this world, but He sent His Son to experience the hurts of this world.  Therefore, Jesus not only came into this world to save us, but to live through everything we do so that He is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. Oh, what a love that God has for us.

So the next time you sing, maybe you can change the words to, the little Lord Jesus some crying He made.  Think about it.