"A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn." (“O Holy Night” by Placide Cappeau)
This classic carol captures the harshness and hope that collide every Christmas, especially in 2020. The world is weary. As the nights grew longer, we were feeling our way to the end of an unprecedented year. The typical comforts and joys of the season were elusive. And the sorrows we already carried became a little harder to bear.
Yet into that darkness, a bright light has dawned: Christ has come. God breaks into our weariness and sorrow with the light of His Son, Jesus Christ.
The story of Christmas is the story of people in darkness finding light, of weary people finding hope, of grieving people finding reason to rejoice.
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5)
-- Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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