“In deepest night Christ’s coming shall be,
when all the world is despairing,
as morning light so quiet and free,
so warm and gentle and caring.
One without voice breaks forth in song,
a lame one leaps in wonder,
the weak are raised above the strong,
and weapons are broken asunder.*“

He comes!   So warm and gentle and caring!

We know all about dark nights and a despairing world but hear the good news.  He comes!  So warm and gentle and caring!  Now that’s good news!  That’s cause for celebration!

Marty Haugen describes the festivities.  The voiceless shall sing!  The lame shall leap!  The weak are raised above the strong!  And weapons are broken!  

How do we celebrate his coming, since celebrate we must.  Whether our hearts are heavy or our bodies wracked with pain, his coming is cause for us too to lift up our hearts and sing!   When I ponder his sweet and sacred coming, I cannot help but feel a very special joy. 

Truly he comes!  To borrow a favorite carol, O Come Let Us Adore Him!

Judy

*Stanza 3, Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn, text & music by Marty Haugen