This night

Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy (Luke 2:10)

All creation sings with joy this night, for heaven and earth are joined as one, never to part. 

The heart of God is unveiled in a human heart. God’s everlasting desire appears in a Bethlehem stable.

Eternal light overflows heaven and spills into our darkness as God comes to us in the Christ child, who is this world’s light. He comes to embrace the lost, beckoning us to our true home that we may bask in everlasting kindness.

For the One who comes has loved us since before the birth of time, delighting in the moment we first drew breath, seeking us every moment since.

Shepherds were the first to come his side. I like to think they are the first church of those who love him. I imagine myself kneeling there beside them, leaning close to see him. And why not?

For I belong to this long line of anxious, confused, needy, hopeful souls that extends through the centuries to this night when we gaze at his beauty once more, finally home.

David L. Miller