2nd Saturday of Advent

2nd week in Advent -- Saturday                           Luke 2:8-14

                                       The Angels

What strange creatures these angels must be!  Singing in choirs . . . making a frightening announcement to a little girl named Mary . . . coming to Joseph in a dream saying, AGet up and go.  Time to leave.  Hope you like Egypt this time of year!@

Angels -- startling poor shepherds with earth-shattering, ear-splitting news: AGOOD NEWS!  A baby -- God=s Baby -- is born!  Hurry and take a look!@

The word, Aangel,@ literally means Amessenger.@  They were God=s first attempt at communication -- before fax machines, before e-mail, before computers, before books.  God=s messengers they were.

Aren=t we called to be Amessengers@ sometimes?  Aren=t we called to add music to someone=s life, to comfort them when frightening news comes, to help people understand and realize their deepest dreams, to share good news in depressing situations?

I believe there are heavenly angels, but I also believe we can share their work -- being God=s messengers to those around us.  And we don=t even need wings or haloes!

O Lord:

Help us to be angels for those whom we meet and greet each day, sharing your love and grace with them; in Jesus= name we pray.  Amen.