Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Fellow Labourers-

Indeed it is tidings of comfort and joy. 'Tis the season to be jolly. Hark the herald angels sing. It came upon a midnight clear. It's really a joy to know that our Creator became our Saviour. For Mary was it joy, fear, hope or nostalgia? There were somethings she knew ahead of time. She knew it would be a boy child (without an ultrasound). She knew it was not Joseph's child (without DNA [testing]). She knew he would be holy (without the priest). But was it for her tidings of comfort and joy? Did not the angels say fear not?

As the season draws closer and closer to its climax I say to us fear not. For unto us a child is born in the city of David. The government shall be upon his shoulders. He shall be called wonderful, counsellor, the mighty God and the Prince of peace. I say behold the King who needs no appointment because he was born a king. This is the last week-end before Christmas and I implore you to think before you spend. Do you really need that new piece of furniture? Do you really need that new dress or pants? Do you need to paint the house at this time? I know habits die hard, but think, think, and think again. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

I did a recording for Morning Dew today and here is a quote from the presentation. "In 1939 and 1940 when Hitler was preparing for aggression and England was faced with grave danger, Sir Winston Churchill was called upon to succeed, as Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. He made a famous speech called “Blood, sweat and tears” in which he said and here I quote: “I say to the house as I said to Ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea, and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy." Our nation faces a monstrous tyranny of negative growth, with crime and violence. Now is the time for tidings of comfort and joy. Our Emmanuel still reigns.

Pax Vobiscum

Robert Stewart