To Speak Now of God: THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD

Monday, December 26, 2011

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD

In the deepest night the star of morning

has heralded the Child’s birth.

The Child’s coming is for us the dawning

of God’s salvation here on earth.

Trust what you see, believe the vision,

lay bare your hearts to God’s own Word,

do not refuse the Savior’s mission,

accept the message you have heard.

God has no other sign, no other

light in our darkened world to give

than this Jesus to be our Savior,

a God with whom we all can live.

God has revealed to every nation

love of humankind in Jesus our Lord.

In Jesus all persons may see salvation,

and earth made new in God’s own Word.

The promised One of Israel’s story,

the bridegroom clad with fire and light,

the morning sun in all its glory,

dispelling darkness and the night,

has come to live with us forever,

uniting us in peace and love,

and in Christ’s Body we need never

be parted from our God above.

Richard Hammond Price, OCC

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This blog was founded in November, 2010 by two ordained ministers in the United Church of Christ, colleagues and friends for over 40 years, beginning when we served neighboring parishes in Maine. When we first met we both recognized understandings held in common regarding the life of faith and the doing of pastoral ministry. We also discovered that we often looked at the world through a humorous eye, which helped keep us focused on those matters of faith that are of critical importance to living out our baptism in service to Christ and his Church.
The offerings in the blog at times reflected our different perspectives on particular topics. Such perspectives were informed by the varied paths that each of us took in our years of ministry. They were not disagreements, but simply different parts of a larger whole. We enlightened and informed one another over many years of friendship, and found this mutual endeavor to be a joyful, profound, and often amusing adventure. At the beginning we invited you to join us on the pilgrimage.
On the afternoon of February 7, 2012 Richard lost a gallant three-year battle with a debilitating medical condition. He died peacefully in the company of his beloved bride Barbara and listening to an orchestral piece by Mozart.
Richard left a few as-yet unpublished blog postings, and these will appear in the appropriate seasons. The shape of the blog was always a work in progress, but there was a trajectory becoming clear to us both, and I shall carry that on as long as it seems to have a purpose. I invite your thoughts and suggestions, either as comments in response to specific postings, or in email to hmacmullen@gmail.com.