We wish each other a merry Christmas, a joyful Christmas, a peaceful Christmas. But a disruptive Christmas? That might be the last thing we need this December. And yet, whenever God shows up in our world and in our lives, that’s exactly what it is: disruptive. His arrival upends everything. Today we see how the incarnation of Christ has forever changed the way that God is present in our world. Before Christ’s arrival, God’s special, saving presence was focused on visible structures, including the temple in Jerusalem. During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, his body was God’s temple on earth. Now that he has ascended to heaven, Christ remains present among us through his Word. Through that Word he continues to dwell among us and his peace rules in our hearts.