12.24.2021
The Weary World Rejoices
sharing some Christmas Eve thoughts.
I hope they speak to + encourage you as they have me. ✨
just imagine. the night has fallen.
a star shines bright. wise men are seeking.
shepherds staring at the glorious sky.
angels singing. majestic sounds fill the air.
all because a baby is born.
and with that, 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.
I’ve spent the last few weeks dwelling on those words:
a weary world rejoices.
can you imagine the world before this night?
cold and dark. waiting on a Savior.
tied down by legalism. every little act of evil requires a sacrifice.
every mistake you made required a priest to intercede on your behalf.
and like humans do, even after the rituals,
you would be always left wondering if it was enough. if you are enough.
the world was weary.
until — 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.
𝘰𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.
𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦.
a gift to the world,
sent from above from a Father who loves all His children.
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺.
𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴.
𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧𝘴.
𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.
𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙃𝙞𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.
friend, if you don’t know Him —
I implore you to seek Him on this night.
He is right there, holding space for you in His kingdom.
waiting for you to reach for His hand.
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘺,
𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.
𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀.
𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.
𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.
