from the pen of Jeff Joyner
A few years ago, I decided to sit out on our front porch one last time before the arrival of Winter. As I rocked for a while in my chair, I thought about all that had transpired through recent years. It seemed that everywhere I turned, people were hurting, pain was running rampant, and darkness was threatening to settle over the whole earth. As I pondered this for a while, I finally said in a one sentence prayer: “It’s a weary world, Lord.” As soon as I uttered those words, one of my favorite Christmas carols immediately came to mind:
O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the
Dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin
And error pining
Till He appeared and the
Soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a
New and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine, O night when
Christ was born
O night, O holy night
O night divine
Jesus is the hope for a weary world. And though it may appear that darkness has settled over all the earth, it’s important to remember that this Jesus who’s birth we celebrate, is the Light of the world. And this LIGHT will come once again, to usher in a “new and glorious morn.”
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:5