Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen. (Zecharaiah 9:9-10) Do you ever look around and just wonder? Do you wonder at the world, at its wars, at its injustice? Do you [...]
Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will towards men. (Luke 2:14) This passage takes place as a number of shepherds who are watching their flock at night. Angels of the Lord put on a spectacular show and come to the shepherds urging them to find their Savior, which is [...]
And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: (Luke 2:13) The angels are saying “Thank you for a new baby!” They were talking to shepherds. Shepherds guard sheep from hungry wolves. All God’s people are angels. –OPC’s Godly Play class Artwork by Amelia Beebe, [...]
And the angel said unto them: Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11) Being raised Catholic, we went to mass every week. Rain, [...]
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. (Luke 2:9) Can you imagine if an angel, shining with the glory of the Lord, appeared at your door to give you a message from God? I know [...]
There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. (Luke 2:8) As I prepare for another yearly celebration of God’s finest gift to us, this verse stands out to me as symbolic of God’s ability to work in ways in which we contemplate and marvel. “Shepherds abiding in a [...]
Christmas Day For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Today is the day we celebrate the birth of Christ. [...]
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella! Do You Hear What I Hear?
Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Light changes everything. We learn this from a young age when ordinary objects take on frightening forms in the dark. When the lights are turned out at bedtime, the boring hat-stand in the corner of a child’s room suddenly transforms into [...]
Christmas Eve The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2) If I got a say in the ordering of the universe, I’d probably vote for God to work like a [...]