And now, Jesus was dead. There was no doubt about that. And with him had died the hope and faith of his disciples.

And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

“Christ came to show us the way… HE IS the way, the truth, and the life.”

Up from the scorched earth a multitude rises, bone to bone, sinew to muscle to skin, and breath…oh that most important component, the Spirit of the living God filling God’s people with the promise of his Spirit. Their hope is restored; their lives have been refreshed! Could there be a better message in 2021 to a community weary from so many things?