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The Angels Were Talking...Third Sunday of Advent Reprint 12/11/2016

Today is the Third Sunday of Advent...and as we prepare for this day and the lighting of the third candle on our Advent Wreath, the question is asked:

"Why do we light this candle?"

The response: "Today we are lighting the Angel's Candle.  Angels spoke to Mary, to Joseph, and to the Shepherds.  Angels are still working in the presence of God and in our midst, protecting, guiding God's people along the way." And to Joseph an Angel of the Lord appeared in a dream and said to him,

"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.  And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."  Matthew 1:20-21 And then the Angel spoke to the Shepherds, who were out in the fields, "keeping watch over their flock by night.  And behold, and angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men!"  Luke 2:8-14 (Click HERE for the Handel's Messiah version of this verse) I believe that Angels are still at work in our midst....oftentimes being sent on special missions on our behalf directly from the Throne of God...

We will someday be surprised to meet the angelic ambassadors who may have rescued us from many a fall and who stood in the path of danger for us so that we would be safely  protected from the onslaughts of the enemies of God's precious children.

We may be surprised to meet them as they come to carry us heavenward someday.... and realize that perhaps we had been entertaining angels unwittingly...."Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels."  Hebrews 13:2 Today let us give thanks to God for His angelic messengers,
but most of all for the "good tidings of great joy" that they
brought to the world so many years ago...
and let us rejoice and sing along with that heavenly host:

"Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth, Peace, Good will toward men!"
Previous Photos from my Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene, 2014

And below are the newest little angels added to our tree:

Posted by Pamela M. Steiner at 10:02 AM Labels: Advent, Advent Wreath, Angels, Handel's Messiah, Luke 1:26-33, Luke 2:8-14, Matthew 1: 20-21

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