![]() And finally, the shepherds, who come because the one they have been waiting for has finally been born. And there’s the stable, and the manger that stands in for the crib. There’s the trip to Bethlehem, and no room in the inn. There’s Mary, and the angel, and the most unexpected of births. And usually the role of the preacher is to retell the story in some way and make it relevant to your life today, but I’m going to guess that more than perhaps any other story in the Bible, we all know how this one goes. I’m not going to preach long this evening because my sense is that you already know this story, or else you probably wouldn’t be here. You all just checked your bulletins, didn’t you…don’t worry, it’s okay. I joke that homily is Latin for “really short sermon”, and it means I won’t be talking long. If you look down and see “sermon” printed there, you know it’s going to be a while. ![]() There’s a joke that you can tell how long a minister is going to preach by what is written in the bulletin. What has come into beingġ:4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.ġ:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.ġ:3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.
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