To Certain Poor Shepherds

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“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light”

I’m trying something new here today,  an imaginative contemplation, a guided play in our imaginations through the images of  Isaiah 9:2-7, merged with the parallel story of the angels singing glory to the shepherds on the hillside.

This engagement with prayer is different, so open yourself up to the possibility that the Lord may use it to reveal something new to you. If this doesn’t work for you, or doesn’t feel safe for any reason, don’t feel obliged to stay with it.

Quora.com tells us “Noel is another word for Christmas…. The derivation of the word “noel” is from the Latin word “natalis” which means birth, from which which we also get the the related word “natal”. So when the angels sing “Noel” in the carol we think of today, they are proclaiming new birth! and new life. 

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

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All music by Pete Hatch.