Blessed Christmas, dear pilgrims
I hope it's merry and bright
Fellow Pilgrims,
The feast has come! Merry Christmas! May we sing with Mary!
And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.
Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name;
indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the aid of his child Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” (Luke 1:46-55)
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that we no more may die,
born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth.Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”—Charles Wesley
I want to offer a great big thank you to the amazing guest authors who contributed to the Advent series here at Church Blogmatics. Joy Moore,
, and all preached a word of grace to me. If you missed any of the posts, find them below.
Grace & peace,
BFJ
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