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Welcoming the Gentiles

The mountain of the Lord and the house of God shall be visible…All the Gentiles shall come to it…..He will proclaim His way to us, and we shall walk in it….They shall beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning hooks….neither shall they learn war anymore….come and let us walk in the light…

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Tidings of Comfort and Joy

“Fear not then,” said the Angel, “Let nothing you affright, This day is born a Saviour Of a pure Virgin bright, To free all those who trust in Him From Satan’s power and might.” O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy And the angel said unto them,…

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The Withness of God

O Come O Come Emmanuel piano/cello (Beautiful.  Play it.) Rejoice, Rejoice, Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel Why are the strains of this hymn always slow and haunting? It sounds beautiful, even meaningful, in a Christmas carol, but is it really?  

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Love, Mystery, and Christmas

  “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clan  of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back…

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