Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Advent Devotional…Handel’s Messiah, December 17

“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 Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
(Luke 2:10-11)
 
The soprano continues to proclaim the angel’s good news. Again, Bullard writes, “..the music shimmers and rustles with the dazzling light of God’s glory and the whirring wings of angels, as we hear of the appearance of the angel and the shepherd’s fear…the world must listen, silent and be breathless to the news.”
 
The great gift of God is being given…be still, and listen.
 
Prayer:  Silently we listen, and wait, breathless to the news that God has come to dwell among us.  Amen.
 

Jim Abernathy

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