Lessons and Carols Meditation
Lessons and Carols Meditation DEC 27
Today we have listened to the Lessons and Carols , some have read, all have sung, and done what was done first in 1918 by English parishes and now done all over the world . Chaplain Eric Milner-White , and a priest in the Church of England wrote this service after WWI . After the bleakness and despair of that war a note of hope and joy as well as God's grace sounded in the ears of those who came reverently and expectantly to hear . This reminded me of another time when God spoke after a silence of many centuries. After the last prophet, Malachi, there were many years of no revelation. God was not speaking as He did in time past.
When the Angel Gabriel came to Zacharias on the right hand of the altar of incense, it is said by Luke, " And when Zacharias saw him he was troubled, and fear fell upon him." Luke 1:11 What was the first word from heaven?" Fear not..." " I am Gabriel , that stand in the presence of God ; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings."
It is the same word told to the shepherds who were " sore afraid." 2: 9 " And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not; for , behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour , which is Christ the Lord."
In our lives God wants us to hear this again. Do not fear. I have come to give you a Saviour and God's grace/love in all your days. When we think all is lost, there is light and God's love. On Christmas EVE in the churches in England there is stillness, then there is a lad, a chorister, who breaks out in a solo voice, " Once in Royal David's City, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a Mother laid her baby; In a Manger for His Bed; Mary was that mother mild; Jesus Christ her little child."
There is hope and joy for us in this life and in the life to come found in the love that has touched our world and our families which comes from God. There is no need to fear if we are in the presence of God, and live in the light of His love by faith in His Son.
In our deepest and loneliest moments, we hear " FEAR NOT."
Quotes on anxiety: "A head full of fears has no space for dreams."
Worrying is like walking around with an umbrella waiting for it to rain."
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby."
from healtyplace.com/insight/quotes
and God said, " FEAR NOT."
When others try and control and manipulate we have an answer for that. That answer is we do not fear for we are trying to be guided by God's laws and His love, and that is the only answer we can give back to those who try to do that. We are operating out of that word that came after many centuries to the faithful servants of God, " Fear not." And that is the word we must tell ourselves again and again. " Fear not."
Today we have listened to the Lessons and Carols , some have read, all have sung, and done what was done first in 1918 by English parishes and now done all over the world . Chaplain Eric Milner-White , and a priest in the Church of England wrote this service after WWI . After the bleakness and despair of that war a note of hope and joy as well as God's grace sounded in the ears of those who came reverently and expectantly to hear . This reminded me of another time when God spoke after a silence of many centuries. After the last prophet, Malachi, there were many years of no revelation. God was not speaking as He did in time past.
When the Angel Gabriel came to Zacharias on the right hand of the altar of incense, it is said by Luke, " And when Zacharias saw him he was troubled, and fear fell upon him." Luke 1:11 What was the first word from heaven?" Fear not..." " I am Gabriel , that stand in the presence of God ; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings."
It is the same word told to the shepherds who were " sore afraid." 2: 9 " And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not; for , behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour , which is Christ the Lord."
In our lives God wants us to hear this again. Do not fear. I have come to give you a Saviour and God's grace/love in all your days. When we think all is lost, there is light and God's love. On Christmas EVE in the churches in England there is stillness, then there is a lad, a chorister, who breaks out in a solo voice, " Once in Royal David's City, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a Mother laid her baby; In a Manger for His Bed; Mary was that mother mild; Jesus Christ her little child."
There is hope and joy for us in this life and in the life to come found in the love that has touched our world and our families which comes from God. There is no need to fear if we are in the presence of God, and live in the light of His love by faith in His Son.
In our deepest and loneliest moments, we hear " FEAR NOT."
Quotes on anxiety: "A head full of fears has no space for dreams."
Worrying is like walking around with an umbrella waiting for it to rain."
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby."
from healtyplace.com/insight/quotes
and God said, " FEAR NOT."
When others try and control and manipulate we have an answer for that. That answer is we do not fear for we are trying to be guided by God's laws and His love, and that is the only answer we can give back to those who try to do that. We are operating out of that word that came after many centuries to the faithful servants of God, " Fear not." And that is the word we must tell ourselves again and again. " Fear not."
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