Pastor's Corner

A Thrill of Hope, a Weary World Rejoices.

As we pack away the Christmas stuff and throw out the paper wrappings from Christmas it’s easy to pack “Christmas” away too. We quickly return to “business as usual” and we forget the baby born in a manger; we forget the wonder of this most profound event. Our attitude of worship is far too quickly eclipsed by the pressures of daily living. Christmas marks the greatest miracle of all time – the miracle of God in human flesh. Does this amaze you? Are you compelled to ask the question “Why?”  Why did God become flesh? Why would He enter this world the way everyone else enters this world – as a baby!? The answer to these questions is found in one three letter word – SIN. In fact, one could say that SIN is the reason for the season. Our sin separated us from God and Jesus came to reconcile us to God. Listen to these words from “Oh Holy Night”:

Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angel voices.
Oh, night divine,
Oh, night when Christ was born!

Only in Jesus does our soul find its true worth. The thrill of hope! A weary world rejoices! Because of Jesus we have worth, we have hope and we have joy! So while you’re packing your Christmas stuff away, don’t pack Christmas away.

Pastor Don.