Good Morning All,
Luke 2:16; “And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the
baby lying in a manger”
Merry Christmas!!!
I do not know about you, but when I read, I
visualize the events as I read them. I
can imagine that there are these six to eight men, smelling like sheep, wandering
around this little sleepy village of Bethlehem in the middle of the night. They poke their heads in all the stables as
they find them. They maybe even know of
a couple of hidden ones to search. They
probably were not very quiet, they were just told some amazing news, from an
angel no less! They are desperate to
find the baby, so much depends on finding the baby. I wonder if they looked a long time or if
they found him right away. I wonder if
they split up and then one shouts excitedly, “over here, I found him!!” I do not know exactly how these shepherds
went about it, but I do know; they found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in
swaddling cloths in a manger!
Can you find Jesus? Most definitely, especially when someone
tells you exactly where to look! That is
the work of the Holy Spirit, who calls to you through and by the Gospel. He says to you, “look over here” and guides
you to his Word, the Word made flesh, and to his holy Sacraments where he resides
for you to touch and to hold. You can
find the Baby because God invites you to look and to find. It is no secret once you have heard the Good
News. It is no secret as God invites you
into his beloved and holy family.
When you find Jesus, right where he said he
would be, you also find his comfort, his forgiveness, his comfort, and his
peace. When you find Jesus, you find
eternal life and a light to guide you and to comfort you in the darkest of
times because not even death can extinguish the light of hope that we have in
Jesus.
For many, this has been a tough year,
tougher than any in recent memory. Yet
even now, God shines his light that we may have hope. Many things were changed this year but the
coming of Jesus and the wonderment of love and peace and joy that he brings is
still the same. Jesus is the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow and no great upheavals in our life will change
that truth. This is where we find our
anchor. The ways of our world may be
twisting but in Jesus we have peace.
So, in the darkness of these times, see the
light of Jesus, find where he lay, go where he says he will be, and you will
find peace in His name.
Lord Jesus,
as we celebrate your coming as a baby let us look to you as our King, our
Savior, our hope, and our God! Let us
see your light and follow it to everlasting peace. Be with those who are suffering greatly and
give them your Spirit of courage that they may withstand all that the devil and
the world throws at them. Keep them safe
in your loving arms. In your precious
name we pray, amen!!
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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