Saturday 20 December

Isaiah 7:10-14, Psalm 24, Luke 1:26-38

The old/new story

We’ve heard it many times. Mary’s visit from the angel. The birth in Bethlehem. Still we meditate on it. Ponder the various meanings and the enjoyable event. The rest of the world flies by. Gifts, buying, holidays, work parties, shop parties, company parties. These can irritate us. Don’t they know what Christmas is really about? God is their God too, not only our God. So everyone wishes to celebrate peace and goodwill in the ways they know how. We can celebrate with them.