And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11
One of the joys of the Christmas season is hearing all the scriptures relating to the birth of Jesus. We love to recite the prophesies of Isaiah and Micah, Nephi and Alma. We wonder how Mary must have felt at the visitation of the angel Gabriel. We’re touched by the kindness of Joseph. Through the ages these passages have been put to song, poetry, prose and pageant.
When the angel of the Lord appeared to the humble shepherds that night, his few powerful words summarized the entire message of this sacred literary panorama. The long awaited Messiah had arrived that all men might be freed from the bondage of sin brought about by our first parents in the garden of Eden. The great joy of life eternal had become a reality to those who would follow the Saviour who was born that day.
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