”The Day the World Changed” Advent Devotion for December 20, 2021

The Day the World Changed

Written by --Brad Mather, Director of Caring Ministries

Read by Denise Utter

All went to their own towns to be registered.

–Luke 2:3

 

I once was in Los Angles not long before Christmas.  It was 75 and balmy.  It felt surreal.  Christmas light, Christmas trees and Christmas music was everywhere.  It didn’t feel the least bit like Christmas.

 

On the other hand, it’s possible that it was balmy on the first Christmas as well.  The hint is given to us by Luke, who tells us that the shepherd were in the fields keeping watch over their sheep at night. It’s something shepherds would more likely do in the spring or summer, not the fall or winter. 

 

But at the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter, does it?  Whether Christ was born on December 25th or June 25th, it was the day that changed the world.  It was the day that brought light into the world and filled lives, like yours and mine, with the true promise of hope.

 

Thank you, God, for changing the world for the better with the birth of Jesus the Christ.  Amen