Hammarskjold: the Cross in Bethlehem

Monday, December 16, 2024
Meditation:
    Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
    —Luke 2:34-35 (NIV)
Quotation:
    How proper it is that Christmas should follow Advent. For him who looks toward the future, the manger is situated on Golgotha, and the cross has already been raised in Bethlehem.
    ... Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961), Markings, tr. Leif Sjöberg & W. H. Auden, (q.v.), New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 (post.), p. 198 (see the book)
    See also Luke 2:34-35; Isa. 9:6; 53:2-5; John 1;14; Rom. 8:3-4; Eph. 5:1-2; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 10:5-7
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your purpose is always to save. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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