12/24/16
Luke 1:46-55
Chris Breslin
“My mother, my daughter, life-giving Eve,
Do not be ashamed, do not grieve.
The former things have passed away,
Our God has brought us to a New Day.
See, I am with Child,
Through whom all will be reconciled.
O Eve! My sister, my friend,
We will rejoice together Forever Life without end.”
-Sr. Columba Guare
Mary and Eve from Our Lady of the Mississippi Convent
6 Things to Notice in this Beautiful Image of Mary and Eve
Scripture
Special Christmas Eve Offering:
All donations tonight support Nate’s residency during January 2017 at Penland School of Crafts. By partnering with a local refugee resettlement agency, Nate will make and gift good, beautiful clay tableware to welcome these vulnerable families who are on transition in their journey. This project hopes to tell the truth that though life is hard, there is much that is beautiful, and that we are all worthy of welcome, honor, embrace, and love. For more information visit: hoodceramics.squarespace.com.
Christmas Eve Songs
Mary Consoles Eve by Bowser/Paris/McCracken/Hutson
O Come Emanuel by Traditional
O Come All Ye Faithful by Wade
Angels We Have Heard on High by Chadwick/Traditional
O Little Town of Bethlehem by Brooks/Redner
Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Wesley
The First Noel by Traditional
Do You Hear What I Hear? by Regney/Baker
Silent Night by Mohr
Joy to the World by Watts
Further reading on Women in the Bible
The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Custis James
Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew by Carolyn Custis James
The IVP Women’s Bible Commentary ed. Kroeger & Evans
Whispering the Word: Hearing Women’s Stories in the Old Testament by Jacqueline Lapsley
Further Reading for Advent
Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany edited by Sarah Arthur
Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict
God is in the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Oak Church Advent Resources compiled by Chris Breslin
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by Bobby Gross
Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Bible Study Based on African American Spirituals by Cheryl Kirk-Duggan & Marilyn Thornton
Song of the Stars: A Christmas Story by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent by Enuma Okoro
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp
Advent Calendar (poem) by Rowan Williams
God With Us edited by Gregory Wolfe
