NOTES for Luk 1:67-79
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, |
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, |
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; |
70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: |
71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; |
72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; |
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, |
74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, |
75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. |
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; |
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, |
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, |
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. |
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Christmas Eve is one of the most difficult days of the year. The texts read this morning and evening convey all the tension that has built up in us by this day. It seems that the prophecy exists, it is known that it was fulfilled, and we already know why and how God came to us as a Man. But while waiting for Christmas, we all live through the day when He has not yet been born, and yet there is no strength left to wait. What if everything is not so? What if this is a mistake, a fantasy, the eternal desire to pass off what we want as reality? We wait for Him, we are afraid of being mistaken, and we gather together to live through these few hours remaining before His birth.
And when we see Him, the Child given to us for salvation, together with Zechariah we will laugh at our fears and at the fact that He has once again led us out of the "shadow of death."
Readings for 24 December 2025
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