But you did.

You didn't have to come. You didn't have to leave the perfect place. You didn't have to suffer. You didn't have to heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, and teach me how to live. You didn't have to put up with critics and those who hated you. You didn't have to die on the cross. You didn't have to become my sin. You didn't have to suffer under the hands of men you created. You didn't have to be born in a stable surround by filth. You didn't have to leave the perfect fellowship and love of the trinity.

You went to weddings and performed miracles. You loved the loveless and touched the untouchable. You healed broken hearts and mended strained relationships. You taught tax collectors and fishermen things well beyond their comprehension. You repeated yourself over and over. You held the sick and the lonely. You laughed and smiled. You held babies and played with children.

All of your actions and words are lessons. You glorified your Father in all you did. You spoke of His love and His kingdom.

You didn't have to do any of this...