Sunday 22 December 2019

The Christmas Concert

Luke 2:8-16
The Shepherds and the Angels
In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.

The conductor raises his hands
and, for a moment,
all is silent
until
lowering them, 
the orchestra bursts into sound.
But, in that moment,
just there
is the pregnancy
of potential.
The score is
but black and white markings on a page
until the conductors baton
signals
the first cries of life
and the cacophony gushes forth.
Not as a chaotic
rushing mass
but as a carefully controlled
symphony of beauty
in which each
has a unique
and vital 
part to play.
As the baton falls
there, in that moment,
weeks and months of rehearsal
come to fruition
unfolding
bit by bit.
And, suddenly,
it all makes sense
as parts 
oft rehearsed separately
fit together
in a joyous harmony.
Angels
And shepherds
Magi
And Rulers
Mary
Joseph
Anna
Simeon
Elizabeth
Zechariah
All did their thing
All contributed uniquely
to the birthing
of a whole new melody
filled with grace notes
of love
and love notes
of Grace
as God
was birthed 
in a song
composed for us.


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