The Spirit of Christmas in 2016

Day 5…

We need to remember the hope, the promises and comfort this season brings!

Here is a Bible commentary from Biblegateway.com on Mary’s Song of Praise to God: “Loyal love is the hymn’s basic theme, and God’s treatment of Mary is but one example. His divine loyalty requires his action on behalf of the beloved. Those who stand in opposition will face God’s power and authority to bring down. So God will deal with the proud. His arm will be raised against them (Deut 4:34; Ps 44:3; 89:13; 118:15). The promise of God’s judgment here recalls the exodus, when God exercised his power in total judgment (Ex 6:1, 6; Deut 3:24; 7:19). Whatever earthly authority exists, it is nothing before the mighty, decisive exercise of divine authority. He has brought down rulers (Ps 68:1; 89:10) but has lifted up the humble (1 Sam 2:7; Ps 147:6). He has filled the hungry with good things (1 Sam 2:5; Ps 107:9; 146:7) but has sent the rich away empty (1 Sam 2:5; Job 15:29; Jer 17:11). Here is God working on behalf of the pious downtrodden, a group the Old Testament called the ‘anauim (Ps 9:11-12, 17-20; 10:1-4; 12:1-5; 18:25-29).”

Day 4…

This is perhaps more relevant this year than any
time since its initial release:

 

“And so this is Christmas

For weak and for strong

For rich and the poor ones

The world is so wrong

And so happy Christmas

For black and for white

For yellow and red ones

Let’s stop all the fight

A very Merry Christmas

                        And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear.”

We do hope and we do pray!

 

Day 3…

The incoming administration will do well to remember this…

“Truly, I say to you, as you did
not do it to one of the least of
these, you did not do it to me.”

 

Day 2…

“No more lives torn apart, that wars will
never start, and time will heal all hearts.”

Day 1…Merry Christmas!