In today's podcast John Ourensma joins us and closes our time by singing the carol.

O Little Town of Bethlehem was written by Phillips Brooks in 1868.

The text today comes from Charles Wesley's original "Hymn for Christmas-Day", 1739.

This translation of Silent Night was written by Bettina Klein.

It was commissioned by and is copyright (c) 1998 of the Silent Night Museum in Salzburg.

In this series, I will be looking at different translations of old familiar carols so that we may find depth and meaning in their words to us.

This episode uses: 

Thomas Alexander Lacey's translation of original Latin carol: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel from 1906. Source: W. J. Birkbeck, et al., eds., The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), #8, pp. 12-13.

Today's Episode includes the reading of the Public Statement from Asbury United Methodist Church, Washington DC, written by Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills, Senior Pastor, December 13, 2020. 

Scriptures quoted in this episode:

Genesis 15:5 and Jeremiah 33:22, (c) 2011 Common English Bible.

Today's scripture reading comes from Ruth 1, selected verses, (c) 2011 Common English Bible.

Today's episode includes a quote from Grace Imathiu. She is a pastor, author, and incredible speaker, that I was blessed to hear several years ago. 

Scripture for today: Psalm 101:1-2, (c) 2011 Common English Bible.

Another episode in the emotions of Waiting for Christmas series.