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- Our Christmas Eve candlelight communion service will be Tuesday at 6:00pm
Luke 2:8-20
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night. [9] And an angel of the Lord appeared
to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with
fear. [10] And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you
good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. [11] For unto you is
born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. [12] And
this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths
and lying in a manger." [13] And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, [14] "Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
[15] When the angels went away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this
thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." [16] And
they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
[17] And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them
concerning this child. [18] And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds
told them. [19] But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her
heart. [20] And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all
they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Questions for Reflection
- What do you imagine angels look like?
- What message did the angel tell the shepherds? (2:10, 12)
- Who did the angel say the newborn child really was? (2:11)
- By what symbol or sign were the shepherds supposed to identify the Christ child? (2:12)
- How many angels did the shepherds hear praising God? (2:13)
- What was the immediate reaction of the shepherds after the angels left? (2:15)
- What should be our response when we discover what God wants us to do?
- What does it mean that Mary “treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart”?
- Of what significance is it that the shepherds went back to their flocks?
- What is the responsibility of those who “discover” the good news about Jesus?
