December 22, 2022

“For I've grown a little leaner, grown a little colder/ Grown a little sadder, grown a little older / And I need a little angel sitting on my shoulder / Need a little Christmas now.”

We need a little Christmas now. Jerry Herman wrote it in the 1960’s for a musical. You’ve heard the Johnny Mathis version. I think it accurately captures the desperation we have for Good News. We can’t wait. We need it now.

So here it is: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

“O God, you make us glad by the yearly festival of the birth of your only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that we, who joyfully receive him as our Redeemer, may with sure confidence behold him when he comes to be our Judge; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Christmas Day – BCP)