27 Dec 2009
Advent Devotional
Luke 2: 41-52
A Carol for Christmas
Sing carols at Christmas
Repeat the old tales
Of wise men and angels
Of starry-lit heavens.
Sing songs of the shepherds
The stable, the star,
Of Mary the mother –
No room in the inn.
The words of the carols
Ring clearly of love
Come down to the manger
To dwell among men.
These tales of nativity
Kindle a glow;
We treasure the stories
And tell them anew.
The babe who was king,
With incense and gold
Was also the Christ
Who died for us all.
The star and the stable
Gave way to the cross.
Christ’s spirit within us
Still teaches his love.
Sing joyfully, telling
The good news abroad
Of God’s love incarnate
In Jesus his son.
PRAYER: God, in today’s Scripture You give us the only glimpse we have of Jesus’ youth. May we have the same kind of zeal for You as Jesus, which caused Him not to worry about the time, but to be eager to be in Your house. May you fill us with the Holy Spirit that we may desire to be with You each and every day, that we may get “lost” in our time spent with You. Amen.
Mary Elizabeth Etheridge