Christmas and Peace
What’s one word that describes your Christmas? Chaotic? Stressful? Packed? Tense? I’m not sure many of us would choose ‘peace’ for our one-word description. Christmas can be an exhausting time, and the anticipation can also feel like a burden. The second half of Zechariah’s song celebrates what God planned to do through John the Baptist: to relieve the weight of night and darkness with the immanent light of dawn. And dawn comes through the merciful gift of salvation, forgiveness and the path of peace. So, in the place of chaos, tension and judgement (even at Christmas), we can have peace with God.
