The signs

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.

The Service of Lessons and Carols 

like the Easter vigil

reminds us of where we have been

and points to where we are headed.

Those familiar or not so familiar stories

that hint at a trajectory - 

Redemption

Promise

Fulfilment

Hope

Light in the darkness

And the Advent

of Immanuel 

God with us