prayer11 – THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS
_________________________________________ the story of christmas the coming of the Messiah is associated with the Light the same Light of creation that the darkness could not overcome – across the valley of darkness Light from a single candle pierced the emptiness it was passed on to other candles slowly through the eons until the dazzling brilliance mimicked the dawn exploding into a blinding supernova across the vastness of the universe – eastwind – john was sent from God he was not the Light but came to testify to the Light – they asked who he was and he answered in the words of isaiah ‘i am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness make straight the way of the Lord’ – there is one among you who is coming after me whose sandal strap i am not worthy to untie – john 1:6-28 – _________________________________________ the story of christmas is associated with the Word the Word made flesh the same Word in genesis that was with God and was God the same Word that falls on rich and rocky grounds that is the source of salvation – be it done to me according to Your Word the moment Mother Mary agreed to be the servant of God in one microscopic second in one lightning flash the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us instantly the Messiah was in her womb salvation was fulfilled for all mankind defying time, spanning eons and generations countless sins would be forgiven across the depth and breath and length of the earth from east to west from dusk to dawn from now to forever – sister raquel – _________________________________________ the story of christmas is the story of the Word and the Light that has descended on mankind like raindrops on the arid land – in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God He was in the beginning with God – all things came to be through Him without Him nothing came to be what came to be through Him was life which was the Light of the human race – the Light glowed in the darkness the darkness could not overcome the Light He was in the world that came to be through Him – but the world did not know Him He came to what was His own but His own did not accept Him and the Word became flesh – and dwells among us today – john 1:1-11, 14-15 – _________________________________________ behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son and they shall call Him Emmanuel which means ‘God is with us’ – matthew 1:23 – _________________________________________ the people who walked in darkness in the land of zebulun and naphtali have seen a great Light shine upon those in the valley of death – anguish has taken wing darkness is overwhelmed gloom and distress have vanished the Lord has brought great rejoicing – the Lord has smashed the yoke that burdened them the pole on their shoulders the whip of their slave master – for a Child is born to us upon Whose shoulder dominion rests – isaiah 8:23-9:5 – _________________________________________
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