December 24th, 2023

​The Fourth Sunday of Advent - Love

“Isaiah ‘twas foretold it,
The Rose I have in mind,
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind;
To show God’s love aright,
She bore to (all) a Savior,
When half spent was the night.”

(“Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, vs. 2)

Image: a handmade rose “Chrismon” (“Christ Monogram”) ornament hanging on the Cape Fear Presbyterian Church Chrismon Tree, Wilmington, NC. The lyrics are from one of my favorite Christmas carols.

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