Welcome long-awaited Messiah Alongside the shepherds We receive you with joy How are you claiming joy when surrounded by so much pain, need, injustice, and death? Selected verses from the Shepherd’s Hymn by Richard Crashaw We saw Thee in Thy balmy nest, Young dawn of our eternal day; We saw Thine eyes break from the East, And chase the trembling shades away: We saw Thee, and we blest the sight, We saw Thee by Thine own sweet light. To Thee, meek Majesty, soft King Of simple graces and sweet loves! Each of us his lamb will bring, Each his pair of silver doves! At last, in fire of Thy fair eyes, Ourselves become our own best sacrifice! #Christmas2020 #Advent2020 #christmasstory #GospelofLuke #sentenceprayers #talktoGod #pandemicprayers #soulcare #encounteringgod #spiritualpractice #mindfulnesspractice #talkingtoGod #listeningtogod #godisnear #christianspirituality #trustgod #christianprayer #prayerlife #spirituallife #prayerpractice (at Sarasota, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGZEYzFIVZ/?igshid=p7n507bp2rsw