Advent, the third Sunday
Somewhere in time, this Sunday, it’s the third Sunday of
Advent. Learning about Advent has been
interesting. Each special part of the
Christmas story is celebrated. This
time, it’s the shepherds.
With the Shepherd candle, we celebrate joy and hope.
If we think about it, shepherds were not the rulers of
society. They were not revered, or wealthy or powerful. They lived alone at times, out in the
elements, guarding sheep.
But God wanted to show that his coming was for
everyone. There were wise men following
a star, but there were also shepherds just watching their sheep. Doing what
they always do with no idea of the miracle happening nearby.
Suddenly the sky grew bright as a host of angels
appeared.
Luke
2:8-14New King James Version (NKJV)
Glory in the Highest
8 Now
there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping
watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold,[a] an angel of
the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and
they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do
not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be
to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city
of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will
be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger.”
13 And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God
and saying:
Sometimes, when our lives are filled with the daily grind of
responsibilities, we may feel like shepherds.
We are not rich, powerful or even known or respected by thousands of
people.
But God came to earth for us.
Our joy doesn’t come from our circumstances and our hope is
not in this world.
What could be better than that?
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