3rd Saturday of Advent

3rd week in Advent -- Saturday                        Matthew 2:1-9

                                         The Star

It was a star,

just like any other.

Countless thousands fill the night sky.

And yet . . .

this star was different.

It glowed.

It shone brighter.

It beckoned, this beacon of

divine light.

It called,

invited,

demanded attention.

But where did it lead?

Or to Whom?

To this child,

crying in the cool night.

This child, focus of the shining beam

that split the night’s darkness

and breathed hope into humanity

once again!

O Lord:

You constantly put signs of your love in the dark recesses of our world.  For those signs around us and within us we offer our thanks; in Christ’s name.  Amen.