Anticipation

When the angels were gone, the shepherds made haste to go to Bethlehem. “The King was born in a stable?” “I thought He would be born in a palace.” “I thought the trumpet would sound, but angels are even better!” the shepherds huffed to one another, as they ran to see the Christ child.

Advent – What is it and Why is it Important?

We should not limit ourselves to thinking of the incarnation of Jesus’s birth to only one time a year, but we should allow ourselves to celebrate throughout the year, to rejoice in, and to meditate on the miracle that God the Son took on flesh and was born into the world He created.

Silence in Heaven

And then Jesus, the lion from the tribe of Judah, stepped forward, reached out His nail-scarred hand and took the scroll.  A thunderous chorus erupted from thousands upon thousands of angels, the four living creatures, and the 24 elders saying,  “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb of God who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength, honor and glory and blessing.”