For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor. Isaiah 9:4
Lord Jesus,
Many of us will probably see at least one nativity scene today.
If we do, or even if we don’t,
pause us in our busyness
to wonder about this remarkable story:
This baby lying in a manger would be you,
our Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).
You, our Prince of Peace,
would be the warrior
who brought peace for us
and for the cosmos
by dying on a cross.
You, our Prince of Peace,
would deliver us
from the oppression of evil and sin.
You, our Prince of Peace,
would free us
from the burden of guilt and shame.
You, our Prince of peace,
would beckon us to come to you,
to be yoked (united) to you,
and to know the rest only you can bring.
May we truly marvel at this wonder
and find our rest in you today.
In your peace-bringing name. Amen.
Read Isaiah 9:1-7.
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