Come holy Jesus

Infant holy, infant lowly

for his bed a cattle stall;

Oxen lowing, little knowing

Christ the child is Lord of all.

Swiftly winging, angels singing, 

bells are ringing, tidings bringing;

Christ the child is Lord of all!

Christ the child is Lord of all!   

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That is the story we prepare to hear again.....that the infant born in a cattle stall is a holy infant.  God's unique incarnation.  The Anointed One.  Lord of all Creation.  Prince of Peace.  

The beginning of the end.

The end of sorrow and  hate.  The end of fear and longing.  The end of oppression and racism.  The end of all that deals death and crushes God's beloved creation.

Tonight we tell again the story of the moment when the world shifted and 'all that is' began the journey to 'all that it will be.'  It is a tortuous journey that saps our energy.  We struggle to keep Jesus in sight as we wrestle with fear and death and hatred and our own sinful behavior. Each day we try to remember that our hope needs to be in Jesus because nothing else in all creation can save us. 

Tonight we will hear how the hope of the world has been born.  

Don't keep that good news to yourself.  All creation needs the gift of life that Jesus brings.  Let the whole creation cry, "Come, holy Jesus."

A blessed Christmas to you all.