Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled.”
Thank you Menagerie
I have cross posted this at https://freedomaustralia.freeforums.net/thread/6519/fourth-sunday-advent
from the Collects, for the Fourth Sunday in Advent:
“O Lord, raise up (we pray thee) thy people, and come among us, and with great might succour us, that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.”
Link to the Lectionary Central with todays Collect, Epistle, Gospel and various sermons used from the Medieval to the Modern period used by many Christian congregations:
https://www.lectionarycentral.com/advent4/advent4.html
Amen.
Heavenly Father, the whole meaning of Christmas can be explained in one little four-letter word…LOVE. You sent your gift of pure love to us that first Christmas. Love descended from heaven to be born of a virgin. Love lay in the scratchy hay of a manger in a meager barn in Bethlehem. All of your love, God, was robed in the delicate skin of a baby and wrapped in swaddling clothes. This final week of Advent helps us to reflect on the magnitude of love that was made manifest in Jesus.
Amen Amen Amen! All the Glory and Love is His.
And here’s a link to Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Looks like The Piano Guys? Beautiful and giving all praise to Jesus.
Paul Harvey spoke this message to Americans every Christmas and it is a beautiful reminder of why God had to become a helpless baby – especially for those who don’t yet believe.
I posted the wrong clip again! Please watch the next one, which I meant to paste.
For several years the German-American Heritage Center in Davenport, Iowa has used the windows of its building (see below) to create the largest Advent Calendar in the Midwest. In 2023 the windows featured Grimm’s Fairy Tales related artwork. So far I have not found a photo showing this season.
This Christmas carol is interesting and a favorite of mine.🕊
I think it has been posted before on the treehouse.
I Wonder As I Wander 🍃https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/i-wonder-as-i-wander/
Thank you Menagerie!
The Shepherd’s Joy
https://cbn.com/devotions/shepherds-joy