Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Watchword for Christmas Day — The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17
Nativity of the Lord — Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4,(5-12); John 1:1-14
Wednesday, December 25 — Psalm 147:7–14
Zechariah 8,9; Revelation 19:1-8
My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13
In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10
God, our arid and empty lives are refreshed and given purpose this day. We rejoice that we have been given new life and have been shown what love is. Amen.