Christmas daybook, 1: Merry Christmas!

My Christmas daybook for these 12 days of celebrating. Join me, won't you? 

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look

Adoration of the Shepherds

El Greco, 1596

source

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read

Luke 2:1-7, 8-20:While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

all readings for the day: 

Isaiah 62:6-12  Psalm 97  Titus 3:4-7  Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20

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prayO God, you have caused this holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: Grant that we, who have known the mystery of that Light on earth, may also enjoy him perfectly in heaven; where with you and the Holy Spirit he lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting.   Amen. (source)

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listen

Joyful, Joyful

The Brilliance

(Also, feel free to listen with me to my 

ever-evolving Christmastide playlist

. If you're looking for sappy, even sometimes cheesy, but fun Christmas music try my

Christmas Eve (for my Momma) playlist

. )

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do

Christmas Morning 

Carl Larsson, 1894

source

"In an innocent way, be merry today, and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year." (Yorkshire Merry Christmas, Kate Rusby)

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In case you missed it, 

here's

 a helpful 

post I wrote a couple of years ago: 

12 ways to savor the 12 days of Christmas

.

(see all Christmas daybook posts from 2014 

here

)

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