"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests."
It is Christmas Eve. What an exciting day. It has been very exciting for a young couple named Mary and Joseph. It was an exciting moment in history for a group of shepherds. Why, all of heaven must have felt the excitement of the announcement that a child is born.
There is no more exciting night for children than Christmas Eve. Many of us remember the sleepless nights, waiting for the first mark of Christmas Day.
We are in the midst of Christmas Eve excitement as we anticipate our Candlelight services beginning shortly.
My prayer is that our excitement extend to the many who have nothing to be excited about this evening. May the child born reach the hearts of children who have no gifts or joy today. May the child born reach the hearts of the discouraged, dismayed, and disappointed.
May the child born reach to those who lack hope. May the Christ child come.
We may rightly anticipate the Christ child being born in the hearts of many tonight. We will gather to sing the songs of Christmas. We will light a candle and witness the Christ child being born in our hearts tonight. We anticipate going forward to take the light of Christ into the world.
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.
May this be your experience.
It's been (and still is) a good day. I hope you have a good day too.
steve
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