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Because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of peace. Luke 1: 78-79 About this Image: Today is the first sunday of Advent, the season of light. The scripture is closing verses of the Benedictus hymn, the prayer of Zechariah after the birth of his son, John the Baptist. Zechariah and Elizabeth had waited a long time and had even given up on ever having a child, which in that culture was a terrible disgrace. They were "both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statues of the Lord," (Luke 1:6), but like the nation of Israel, they sat in darkness, in sadness. Every human will face times of darkness but Jesus is a promise to us that all of us can have a new day, a sunrise to lead us out of darkness and into this season of light. The image was taken at Clingman's Dome, a fire that lit up the sky with bright, orange light. May the light of Christ burn bright for you this season and guide your feet in the way of peace.
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Pam
12/4/2017 06:38:15 am
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your gift with us!
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