Ivars' Voice

“Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in your midst. And you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem. Be silent, all people, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”

-- Zechariah 2:10-13

God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.

-- 1 John 4:9-12, 16

When this old world drew on toward night,

you came; but not in splendor bright,

not as a monarch, but the child

of Mary, blameless mother mild.

-- hymn at Vespers during Advent

Thank you, LORD, for the gift of your son, the Messiah; thank you, LORD, for the salvation of our souls through him, the Christ. Amen.

This is the last of our Advent/Christmas e-mails & postings. However, we hope that you will continue participating in our journey of seeking God through our blog at: http://ivarsvoice.blogspot.com/

We wish for you a Blessed Christmas and Joyous New Year centered in the Lord our God.