Joy to the World!

“Glory to God in the highestand on earth peace to those on whomhis favor rests” Luke 2:14Sometimes I wonder if God’s favor rests on me.  I wonder if God’s favor rests on war torn regions or on innocents that are caught in the crossfire of powers beyond even their understanding.  I wonder how we can…

O Holy Night

“Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock.  The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear.  The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I…

Our God is with Us

“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.  This was the first enrollment when Quirinius was Governor of Syria.  So all went out to be enrolled, each to his own town.  And Joseph too went up from Galilee  from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the…