Scripture: Luke 2:20
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Thought for the Day: There is an amazing song in our hymnal entitled, I Am The Light of The World! Though the song was written by Jim Strathdee, it was based upon a poem by Howard Thurman entitled: The Work of Christmas. It says:
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among people,
To make music in the heart.
I love the image of all the characters of the Christmas pageant leaving the stage as the lights dim. The audience begins moving to the exits, and the custodian who has already started sweeping the stage says quietly to those who have not yet left, “The work of Christmas begins now.” This is when all the songs we have sung during the Christmas season begin to become incarnate in the lives of those who have sung them. We speak of God taking on flesh, but today, God takes on flesh in the Body of Christ known as the church.
Prayer: O Living Word, assist me as I attempt to make my faith an incarnational faith, one that is striving to give flesh to the beliefs and values I discovered throughout the Advent season. Amen.
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