Nineteenth-century hymn writer Edward Mote (1797-1874) wrote the following: "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness… On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand." If we understand little else on our Advent journey toward Christmas, let's understand that.
There is nothing else that solid, and there is nothing else that real… Through Jesus Christ, we can have a hope that means something.
-- Derek Maul in In My Heart I Carry a Star: Stories of Advent
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
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i have always loved that hymn and didn't know the background behind it. thank you!
ReplyDeleteC. Courtright, Ohio