GLORY
December 11, 2023
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.”
Isaiah 24:16
Thought
The glory of Advent and Christmas is camouflaged by humility, anonymity and even foolishness, for our God likes to hide himself beneath his opposite. (Chad Bird)
Song
"Angels We Have Heard On High"
1. Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
2. Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
3. Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
4. See Him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Prayer
O Wondrous God, Your glory and Your splendour were not revealed in the palaces and treasures of this world. They came to be displayed within a simple village, where the ordinary welcomed an extraordinary moment. In a humble village lowly people at a manger saw a King and heard a song of homage from the angels. May I, like them, behold Your glory and Your splendour, and especially in the ordinary things that I see each day. Amen.
Daily Readings
Isaiah 22, Isaiah 23, and Isaiah 24