Scripture: Luke 2:22-24
When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
Thought for the Day: I was reading some prayers by Phyllis Cole and Everett Tilson when I came across these words: “O Christ, pass through the doors of heaven and into our presence. You were not created by the Most High to recline upon the clouds in the company of angels. You were fashioned to make your home among the creatures of God.” The birth story in Luke 2 is full of miraculous happenings, angelic choirs and celebrative responders. Your imagination can be so enthralled that you might forget the story is about a family with a new baby. There is this sudden shift in the story as this family makes its way to Jerusalem to share in the traditional ritual that every Jewish family would have done. It yanks our heads out of the clouds and back to earth. It is a good reminder of how God’s love acts in the mundane happenings of life. I find this good news since most of my life has a sort of mundane feel to it…that is, until God’s love meets my mundane and makes it miraculous.
Prayer: O Lord of the heavens, thank you for finding your way into the common occurrences of life where the rest of us live. Amen.
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First Sunday of Christmastide
Worship at 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am
“Postcards From The Journey”
Matthew 2:13-15
