Devotion
Angels, announce with shouts of mirth, him who brings new life to Earth. Set ev'ry peak and valley humming with the word, the LORD is coming. People, look East, and and sing today: Love, the LORD, is on the way.
~Stanza Four: "People Look East"
It is so difficult to wait. Advent teaches us how to wait in hope for the most important message of our lives: the Lord is coming! This is the message in the mouths of those mirthy angels that set every peak and valley humming. Isn’t it nice to know that all of creation—even the trees and nature around your house—is looking east for a word of new life to come. What a tremendously hopeful message for all of us in this season of waiting: Love, the Lord, is on the way!
Prayer
Redeeming God, as we rush in our preparations to celebrate your Son’s birth, slow us down long enough to renew in us a right mind and spirit to receive the Lord who comes. Amen.
People Look East Text @1931 Eleanor Farjeon, admin. David Highham Associates, Ltd. all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission