Today is the Tenth Day of Christmas, the Second Sunday in our Christmas season. Some years we only have one Sunday during these twelve days of our Christmas season, but this year we have two. The Gospel readings in this season have moved from the birth of Jesus in a stable with the manger, and angels and shepherds of Luke’s gospel on Christmas Eve; and the “Word” … the “Logos” … of John’s gospel on the Sunday after Christmas; to the story contained in Matthew’s gospel that we heard read this morning. I imagine most of you noticed that there are actually three options for the gospel reading this morning … the story of Joseph’s dream in Matthew’s gospel … the story of Jesus at his bar mitzvah in the Temple at Jerusalem in Luke’s gospel … and then the story of the wise men in Matthew’s gospel. I’m going to be preaching from the two readings from Matthew.
Christmas II
January 3, 2016
In the name of the God of all Creation,
The God alive in each of us,
And the power of God known in the Spirit.
Amen.
January 3, 2016
In the name of the God of all Creation,
The God alive in each of us,
And the power of God known in the Spirit.
Amen.
