But all these things we can do also draw attention to what we can\u2019t do. The vaccine is amazing, but ultimately we can\u2019t vaccinate our mortality away. Many people have tried to live without these limits \u2013 we have tried to overcome the limits of age and mobility, the limits of the things we can\u2019t control, the limits which cause difficulty in our lives. We have tried to shield ourselves from how limited each of us is \u2013 we\u2019ve done that often by our limitless use of the natural world. These are actions which have brought the planet into trauma which, despite the initial and vital agreement at COP26, it is still unclear if we can heal. At the heart of all these issues is not economics or politics. It is human sin, selfishness, it\u2019s our desire to be in control as a human race, not in God\u2019s control. We think we can save everything, even Christmas.<\/p>\n
There are things we can\u2019t conquer – people are not on an upward trajectory towards perfection. Together and as individuals we daily bear the consequences of selfishness, lack of love and unforgiveness. Look at the comments below an article in the newspapers if you want to see selfishness and unforgiveness. We see that in our own behaviours and in organisations that we just can\u2019t find the way to act rightly. We cannot save ourselves. But God can. The gift of salvation that we see in this infant in the manger is not just offered to some people, but to all.<\/p>\n
And that is the theme of the song of the angels. The very seams of heaven split, and with cartwheels of delight they announce the news \u2013 God has come as saviour and everyone is included.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n We are loved, in all our limitations, by the God whose love has no limits. <\/p>\n My Christmas Day Sermon: https:\/\/t.co\/WRw8DeUGWP<\/a><\/p>\n — Archbishop of Canterbury (@JustinWelby) December 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n