December 16, 2022

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” (Luke 2:10)

The news is true. One way you know this is because the angel’s announcement, now over 2000 years in the telling, still has the power to move you to tears, or wonder, or awe, or top of the head to tip of the toes tingle.

Good news of great joy to all people. All People. Good News. Great Joy. There is a reason that the gospel is called the Greatest Story Ever Told.

“Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Fourth Sunday of Advent – BCP)