december twentieth

Rising Sun

The sun is a sign of God's creation,
God's endurance, and a sign of God's glory.
God's glory outshines the sun,
and will endure after the sun and moon have failed.
Psalm 84 describes God as the sun:
"For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the LORD withhold
from those who walk uprightly." (Psalm 84:11 NRSV)

The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light.
For those who lived in a land of deep shadows –
Light! Sunbursts of light! Isaiah 9:2 Message

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

. . . a king is coming!