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| Timely Words from Luther | | Date Created: Dec 23, 2004, 08:24 PM |
Take yourself in hand, examine yourself and see whether you are a faithful Christian! If you can sing: The Son, who is proclaimed to be a Lord and Savior, is my Savior; and if you can confirm the message of the angel and say yes to it and believe it in your heart, then your heart will be filled with such assurance and joy and confidence, and you will not worry much about even the costliest and best that this world has to offer. For when I can speak to the virgin from the bottom of my heart and say: O Mary, noble, tender virgin, you have borne a child; this I want more than robes and money, yea, more than my body and life; then you are closer to the treasure than everything else in heaven and earth, as Ps. 73 says, "There is nothing upon earth that I desire besides thee." You see how a person rejoices when he receives a robe or ten gold pieces. But how many are there who shout and jump for joy when they hear the message of the angel: "To you is born this day the Savior?"
From Martin Luther's afternoon Christmas sermon on Luke 2:1-14 (December 25, 1530): |
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