Topic: Christmas

Like the shepherds on that first Christmas, fear sometimes overwhelms us. But the message of the angels calms our fears and gladdens our hearts: “I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be for all people!” God has come in the flesh to dwell among us and bring us hope, and peace, and love that shall gladden our hearts forever.

After the visit of the Magi and the flight to Egypt, Jesus’ family make a home in Nazareth. There he will begin his ministry of bringing peace, hope, truth, light and love–the true work of Christmas. Now, we are charged to take up the work of Christmas: To find the lost, heal the broken, feed the hungry, release the prisoner, rebuild the nations, bring peace among brothers, make music in the heart.

God sent Jesus to bring light and hope and love to those who need it most; not to the powerful and mighty, but to the poor in heart, the lonely and the downcast. And that love is revealed in our hearts when we least expect it.