“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
they will sing before the lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth. Psalm 96:11-13
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” Luke 2:10
Our oldest child is a Christmas baby, and our family welcomed him with gladness, joy, and hope. He has had a tremendous impact upon our lives, and was a great joy. Our son is not real happy about having his birthday forever in the shadow of the celebration of the Christ child’s birthday. That first Christmas with him was the greatest joy we had known. The first grandchild on both sides of the family, he was passed from one grandparent to another, and between his aunts and uncle. This was just the joy of one family,
The joy of the long awaited Christ child is still celebrated by the earth, sea and heavens. The bounty of the harvest is in, and we are preparing to celebrate our thankfulness for the Lord’s blessings. As I am writing this we are in the midst of a glorious Indian summer. The skies have been clear, and during the day the light of the sun causes the fall colors to glow (how else can trees sing for joy), and the river that flows by us sparkles. On clear nights stars and distant worlds can be seen. Each season has its own pleasures, its own way of singing of God’s glory, the joyous profusion of new life in the spring, the lush growth of summer, the bounty of and colors of fall, the peace of winter.
We celebrate the coming of Jesus, and feel unworthy of such a gift of grace, but because he loves us, and forgives us, we live in the comfort of his blessings and need not fear.
April Sutton
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