Christmas Eve short reflection

Christmas Eve Sermon

Adults – we’ve nearly made it.

The shops are mostly shut, the food is bought, the presents are wrapped, at least some of us are ready for bed..

Children – you’ve nearly made it.

One more sleep, everyone’s arrived, the decorations are magical, at least some of you are ready for bed…

 

We all just need to wait for Christmas to arrive, to feel ‘Christmassy’, for Christmas to come alive.

I wonder what one thing brings Christmas to life for you?

Perhaps it’s the moment

when you see candlelight on the face of your loved ones

When you see a star shining in someone’s window

Or an angel atop a Christmas tree

When the tinsel or the lights twinkle at you and you feel excitement again

When you hear a brass band playing carols

Or catch the bray of a donkey,

or a bird singing in the near-darkness.

 

If you haven’t felt it yet, you have about twelve hours until whatever you are feeling, it will be Christmas morning anyway, and the sound of wrapping paper being crinkled will announce, in the words of Noddy Holder “It’s Christmas!”.

 

Whatever we might think about all the things we need to do to make it Christmas, the real story of Christmas is that we don’t need to anything at all.

 

Just listen… God came to earth at Christmas – we saw his grace and his truth – Jesus was born and was laid in the manger.

 

God did it all.. we did nothing. There wasn’t even any room in the inn, but Jesus came anyway. A tiny baby who would grow to be a wonderful man, who would love everyone with all of the love of God.

 

Christmas is coming. God’s love won’t wait.

It’s here. Have a blessed Christmas. Amen.

 

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