* a sermon given at Luther Memorial Church of Chicago on December 24, 2015 * Text: Luke 1:1-20 *************** Merry Christmas, y’all! Please pray with me, as we ponder this mysterious gift we’ve been given: Holy God, you’ve given us a tremendous gift, you’ve given us yourself. As the Light shatters the darkness, break into our lives once again. Amen. … Continue reading Gift-Giving
I hope you’re reading this in the early morning on this day. It’s been my practice for years to wake up very early on the 24th, long before the sun, to add extra time to my prayers and meditation. Some thoughts for your own meditation on this most holy of days! Theologian Karl Rahner- It … Continue reading Advent Devotional: Wednesday, December 24: O Emmanuel
Church calendars often list this date as O Sapientia, the first of the seven great “O” Antiphons used with the Magnificat at Vespers on the final seven days before Christmas Eve. These wonderful gems of liturgical composition are poems; they address Christ by a succession of biblical titles (O Wisdom; O Adonai; O Root of … Continue reading Advent Devotional: Wednesday, December 17: O Wisdom
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