People of God: return!
You
are called to be God’s own.
From
the mountains announce the good news.
God
comes in justice and peace,
to
all who follow his ways.
You
are God’s children.
Lord,
make us one in the peace of Christ
today
and for ever.
Amen.
…one
in the peace of Christ…
We
are building up our crib scene at St Nicholas,’ piece by piece. Today I was
given charge of the plaster Jesus, to hide away until he makes his appearance.
Some of our Christmas carols depict the Christ-child as contentedly embracing
his surroundings, and I am sure that there would have been such moments, but—a
flesh-and-blood, a lungs-and-vocal-chords baby; not a plaster one—that is only
part of the story. The peace of Christ is not dependent on everything being
right with the world: rather, it is that peace that makes the world right—that
is making the world right, as we choose to follow. Even when he seems hidden.
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