Advent Devotional - Christmas Eve

Luke 2: 17-18:  The shepherds spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

Love was born in Bethlehem, a town occupied by a foreign power. Love was born to a humble woman and man, in search of safe shelter: birth pangs among the cattle, a manger for a bed. Love was found by shepherds, those on the margins, dirty, raw from the wind and rain. This scripture tells us much about love. In its coming, love shows where it goes.

Love goes where the pain is greatest. Love goes to the lonely, the humble and poor, to the cold and the hungry and thirsty. Love goes to the outcast, the homeless, the oppressed. Love goes to those with broken hearts and broken dreams. Love goes to save the lost.

PRAYER
Gracious God, you have shown us in the sending of your Son, the depth of your love for us. Use us to be agents of your love for the world. Amen.

Rev. Susan Blank, Chaplain, Presbyterian Senior Care, Oakmont