December 18, 2022 - The Fourth Sunday in Advent - Advent Devotion
Sunday Worship - The Fourth Sunday In Advent
Lighting of The Angel/Star Candle & Special Music
Sunday, December 18, 2022, 9:30am
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Angels We Have Heard On High
French Traditional
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Glo- ri - a
In excelsis Deo
Glo - ri - a
In excelsis Deo
“But just when Joseph resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.””
The wait is about over for this year; less than one week to go. Today is The Fourth Sunday In Advent, and we light the Angel or Star Candle. We are reminded how the angels made the announcement to Mary and Joseph, and how they sang to the shepherds the Good News, and how the star pointed the way for the wise men to The Christ. Likewise, in Christmas, throughout our own journeys, while we wait for Christ's return, we have been commissioned to be messengers! We are to point others to The Christ, to The One who was promised, to The One who came to save the world, to The One who is comfort and joy!
As we go out and tend to our final details, as we go out and share the full anticipation of the promise and hope of the season, may others hear us sweetly singing o'er the plains, joyous strains, echoing on and on, for the message has been given to us to go and tell, each and every day, "Gloria, in excelsis Deo!"
Let us pray: Lord I am sorry I do not always point beyond myself. Give me again the strength and the mission to be angel-like, to be your faithful messenger. Give me faith to tell others where they can find peace, hope, security, power, truth, promise, grace, comfort and joy. Point me like your star and light, to point others to you, point me to those who need Christmas, to those who long for your comfort and joy. Amen.
