THE WOMAN WHO BORE THE WORD
Christmas begins not only with angels singing in the heavens but with a woman—quiet, faithful, courageous—carrying the hope of the world beneath her heart. We speak often about the deity of Jesus, and rightly so; He is God of God, Light of Light, the eternal Word who was in the beginning with God.
Yet Christmas draws our eyes to another truth just as astonishing: the Savior of the world came through a woman. The eternal Son did not bypass humanity; He entered through the very gate every one of us entered—born of a woman (Galatians 4:4). In this He dignifies humanity, yes—but He also dignifies womanhood itself.
From the first promise in Eden, God declared that the Messiah would come through “the seed of the woman” (Genesis 3:15). Long before shepherds saw a star or wise men brought gold, God placed honor upon the daughters of Eve, choosing a woman’s body as the sacred doorway for redemption.
And when the fullness of time had come, that woman was Mary—a teenager, unknown, unseen, yet chosen. She trembled before Gabriel’s words, yet she surrendered with faith that still echoes across the centuries: “Behold the maidservant of the Lord” (Luke 1:38). And she was right when she said, “All generations will call me blessed,” not because she was divine, but because God bestowed on her the privilege of bearing His Son.
In the incarnation, Jesus did not enter the world as a warrior descending from the clouds; He entered through the labor, risk, pain, and strength of a woman. He drew His first breath because a woman pushed Him into the world. He was fed, held, wrapped, comforted, and protected by female hands.
The Son of God entrusted Himself to a mother before He entrusted Himself to a crowd. He began His earthly life in the warmth of a woman’s arms, and with His dying breath He honored a woman again—“Behold your mother” (John 19:27). In all this, Christ does not diminish womanhood but lifts it with tenderness and truth.
So when a man belittles a woman, he forgets the very biology of his existence. When someone speaks as if women are lesser, they speak against the design of God Himself. Every man who walks the earth first lived beneath the heart of a woman. Every prophet, every apostle, every king—and yes, even the King of Kings—entered through the same sacred passage.
Christmas reminds us that womanhood is not incidental; it is instrumental. It is woven intentionally into God’s saving story. If it were not for the faith and courage of women—Mary among them—the Savior would not have come into the world.
This Christmas, let us honor not only the Christ-child but the women through whom God moves with quiet strength. We see the miracle of womanhood in the birth of Christ, but childbirth is not the only path to glory for a woman. She brings majesty and balance and honor into the equation by simply existing.
Women have things to offer the kingdom of God simply because they are women. A man cannot become a woman, and it diminishes the beauty and dignity of womanhood to suggest he can. The reverse is also true. Men and women have things to offer, unique perspectives that matter. It is by women that we come into the world, but a woman who never bears a child is just as useful and glorious because she is a woman, created in the image of God just like the man is. (Genesis 1:26-27).
Let us remember that God chose a woman to bear His Son, chose women to be the first witnesses of the resurrection, and continues to use women mightily in His Kingdom. Celebrate the beauty of their faith, the depth of their sacrifice, the dignity of their calling.
And if discouragement comes—if a man looks down on you—lift your heart and remember: a woman carried him into the world. Christmas is God’s own testimony that womanhood is honored, cherished, and woven into the very heart of redemption.
For in the birth of Jesus, God exalted both humanity and womanhood—and through the obedience of a young girl, salvation entered the world wrapped in flesh and glory.
BDD
