Dec 19 – Saturday
O Root of Jesse’s stem,
sign of God’s love for all his
people:
come to save us without delay!
John 7:40-52
40 When they
heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” 41 Others
said, “This is the Messiah.” But some asked, “Surely the Messiah does
not come from Galilee, does he? 42 Has not the scripture
said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem,
the village where David lived?” 43 So there was a division
in the crowd because of him. 44 Some of them wanted to
arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.
45 Then the temple police went back to the chief priests
and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not arrest him?” 46 The
police answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this!” 47 Then
the Pharisees replied, “Surely you have not been deceived too, have you? 48 Has
any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But
this crowd, which does not know the law—they are accursed.” 50 Nicodemus,
who had gone to Jesus before, and who was one of them, asked, 51 “Our
law does not judge people without first giving them a hearing to find out what
they are doing, does it?” 52 They replied, “Surely you are
not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet is to
arise from Galilee.”
“Christmas has lost its meaning for us because we have lost the spirit
of expectancy. We cannot prepare for an observance. We must prepare for an experience.”
Handel Brown
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