This morning’s service to celebrate Christ’s birth featured a choice of carols from the congregation (including ‘Silent Night’, ‘Christians, awake’, ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’, ‘Away in a Manger’ and ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ as well as the hymn ‘It Is Well’ and looked at how God resembles Postman Pat…
Garry spoke on how Postman Pat delivers letters and cards and parcels and how God is able to deliver us from sin and also how God delivers on His promises. God’s promise of deliverance goes back to the fall of man and the Jews eagerly awaited the Prophet who would deliver (Deut 18:15), knowing that God’s words were flawless (Ps 12:5-6). This deliverer was not only for the Jewish nation, but would be for all mankind (see Is 52:13-15) and in Jesus, all the promises of God are ‘Yes.’ (2 Cor 1:20) We can rely on God’s faithfulness to help us and to bring every promise He has made to fulfilment. The birth of Jesus demonstrates God’s faithfulness and His ability to deliver and so we have a God who can bring us hope and can rescue us, no matter how dire our situation may be. The place of Jesus’s birth reminds us of God’s ability to fulfil prophecy (Micah 5:2), even when that fulfilment seems impossible, and our hearts are encouraged to keep on holding on to God’s promises, believing that He will bring to pass all He has promised.
We also looked at how an order of monks who have taken vows of silence might ‘make a joyful noise to the Lord’. Watch here to find out more!