It's Christmas Eve. Hurrah.
That was sarcasm.
It's been a very, very tough month.
I don't know if the Lord wants me to relate more, but believe me - I
am relating.
Enough of that, though- today is Christmas Eve.
I attached a photo I took this morning - reminding ME, once again,
that His mercy is new every morning. Then I walked 20 flights of
stairs. I needed to remember His beauty, His grace, His mercy -
today, more than ever.
We also started a new tradition of eating out at a Mexican restaurant
on Christmas Eve. Too broke? Waffle House, Denny's. Do SOMETHING!
Don't sit home alone this week - especially tonight and tomorrow!!
Pray for us as we pray for you. Merry Christmas.
Luke 2:1-20
New King James Version (NKJV)
Christ Born of Mary
2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar
Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first
took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be
registered, everyone to his own city.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into
Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was
of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his
betrothed wife,[a] who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they
were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she
brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths,
and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the
inn.
Glory in the Highest
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the
fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold,[b] an
angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to
them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great
joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day
in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this
will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling
cloths, lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”[c]
15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven,
that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem
and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made
known to us.” 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph,
and the Babe lying in a manger. 17 Now when they had seen Him, they
made widely[d] known the saying which was told them concerning this
Child. 18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which
were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things and
pondered them in her heart. 20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying
and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as
it was told them.
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