I had occasion to reread the Christmas Story in The Gospel of Luke this morning. Will teach on it Sunday. I confess again that my heart, mind, and soul are somewhat dull this Christmas season, a flickering flame only, not able to warm me. As I was writing to God and apologizing for my coldness He directed me to this statement by an angel to the shepherds, “A Savior was born for you…”. I hit the wrong key on my computer and my prayer was erased. I had to write it all over again, and again I wrote and read, “A Savior was born for you…”. The starkness of this reality sank deep within me. Those six words are the clarity of all understanding, the key to all wisdom, the Passover, the gentle fanning of the weak flame of my faltering hope into the warming fire of The Gospel. Christ the Savior was born for me. The Greatest Story has started, The Beginning has begun, The Savior is born, and born for me. And the greatest news ever received—for you too!. A flickering flame he will not put out.
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