December 10, 2021 -- Luke 2:20 -- Sing out with the shepherds and angels!

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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Luke 2:20 ESV

From fearful trembling at the vision of angels who proclaimed Jesus’ birth, to tremulous praising what a transformation had taken place for these shepherds! You had to be a man’s man to face the elements and the wild beasts, the marauders and harshness of that life. They were hardened. They were tough. They were conquered by the love of God which had become incarnate in Jesus Christ.

The shepherds sing; and shall I silent be?
    My God, no hymn for Thee?
My soul’s a shepherd too: a flock it feeds
    Of thoughts, and words, and deeds.
The pasture is Thy word; the streams, Thy grace
Enriching all the place.

Shepherd and flock shall sing, and all my powers
    Out-sing the daylight hours.

“Shall Shepherds Sing and I Silent Be?” hymn by G. Herbert

Truly God is good to Israel,
   to those who are pure in heart.
You guide me with your counsel,
   and afterward you will receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
   And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
   but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
But for me it is good to be near God;
   I have made the LORD God my refuge,
   that I may tell of all your works.
Today’s prayer is Psalm 73:1,24-26,28

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