THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL: Luke 1: 26-38 (MESSAGE)
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's
pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a
virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was
Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's
beauty, beautiful inside and out! God be with you.
She was thoroughly shaken, wondering
what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, "Mary,
you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant
and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called 'Son of the
Highest.' The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; He will
rule Jacob's house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom."
Mary said to the angel, "But how?
I've never slept with a man." The angel answered, the Holy Spirit will
come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; therefore, the child
you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God. And did you know that your
cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren,
and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with
God."
And Mary said, “Yes, I see it all now: I'm
the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the
angel left her.
In the spirit of our Gospel Lesson and our Christmas Pageant for Everyone, I am attaching this delightful video. Enjoy!
Please join us this Sunday, December 18 at 10:00a.m.
in Christ Church when we will all have the opportunity to enthusiastically share
the timeless Nativity story through word, song and costumes that will leave us
shouting, “Yes! Yes! Yes!”
The pageant will be followed by a Family Christmas
Dinner in the Parlor. Hope to see you at
Church on Sunday!
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