“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” Jonathan Lockwood Huie, author *****
Month: December 2024
The Light of the World
Go back to that night when Divine Light, in order to illumine the darkness of men, tabernacled Himself in the world He had made … The angels and a star caught up in the reflection of that Light, as a torch lighted by a torch, and passed it on to the watchers of sheep and…
Not Alone at All
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!She will give birth to a son,and they will call him Immanuel,which means ‘God is with us.’”Matthew 1:23 NLT *** *** Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you.I will hold you up with my victorious…
They Came … and Worshiped
9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. “The words came to rest mean literally ‘came and stood’, and can mean only that the star itself moved to guide…
They Saw … and Followed
1Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. (Another chronological marker.) *** About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, The term “Wise men” [magi] loosely covered a wide variety of men interested in dreams, astrology, magic, books thought to contain mysterious references to the future, and…
Merry Christmas!
Christmas Eve
The Voice of the Christ-Child The earth has grown old with its burden of care,But at Christmas it always is young,The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair,And its soul full of music breaks forth on the air,When the song of the Angels is sung. It is coming, old earth, it is coming to-night,On…
“Let’s Go!”
15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” *** (The angels go, but Jesus remains, and the shepherds feel some urgency to find Him.) *** 16 They hurried to the village and found…
Look Up!
Look up, you whose gaze is fixed on this earth, who are spellbound by the little events and changes on the face of the earth. Look up to these words, you who have turned away from heaven disappointed. Look up, you whose eyes are heavy with tears and who are heavy and who are crying…
“Gloria in Excelsis Deo”
Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Luke 2:13, 14 NLT