The world is weary. 2020 has waged its battle against us in more ways than one. Families, marriages, businesses, and nations are all showing signs of multiple stress fractures.
Yet this is not a unique or new experience for humanity.
The world was weary and broken as Adam and Eve shuffled out of the Garden of Eden. The heaviness of sin hung over their heads.
The world was weary on the day of Jesus the Messiah’s birth. Roman rulers and vassal lords meted out punishment and oppression to everyone who didn’t tow their line. Taxation was franchised as a business to people willing to sell-out to the government thugs and fleece-out their own family members.
Yet the beloved hymn proclaims:
…Long lay the world in sin and error pining
‘Til He appears and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoicesFor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees; O hear the Angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night, O Holy night, O night divine!
(lyrics from “O Holy Night,” which we will sing at our in-person Christmas Eve service at 6PM – Mayfair Bible Church)
One has come to save us from our brokenness and grant forgiveness.
…in the place of weeping
…in the closet of heartache
…in the darkness of death
He came. For you.
As the angel told Joseph in a vision, “you shall call His name is Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21)
In the worst of this year…
In the weary world…
We will rejoice.
For a new and glorious morn has arrived in the Son. Let us gather to worship this King, Jesus.
Stephanie, Hudson, Everlynn, Carson, and I are praying you all have a very Merry Christmas!
We can’t wait to worship with you today on this Christmas Eve (in-person communion and candlelight at 6PM and via Mayfair’s Virtual Christmas Special at 3PM, 7PM, and 11PM! Go here for more details: Mayfair Bible Church
Love,
Michael
P.S.
Mayfair’s Virtual Christmas Special will be aired on Facebook LIVE, YouTube LIVE, and our website on Christmas Eve: 3PM, 7PM, and 11PM.
We’ll feature guest musician Luke Cyrus, along with special pieces by Dave Collins, Stephanie Breznau, and the Mayfair worship band. Poems, advent recitations, an interactive kids reading from Stephanie Mattiuzzo and more will make this an event the whole family will enjoy!
