圣诞夜（12月24日之夜）

他到自己的地方来

——约翰福音一章十一节

月明星稀，万有何其寂静。藉他而受造的宇宙，今夜屏息无声，等候造他之主归来。宇宙本属于他，是他自己的地方。

万籁俱寂，原野上的小花在月光中轻轻摇曳。今夜，大地等候造他之主归来。大地与原野本属于他，是他自己的地方。

伯利恒已进入梦乡，婴儿在慈母怀中安睡。今夜，大卫之城等候大卫之裔归来。伯利恒城本属于他，是他自己的地方。

我的骨骼与血肉，我的肺腑与心肠，均为他手所造。今夜，我心静默，等候造我之主归来。我心本属于他，是他自己的地方。

注：圣诞夜指圣诞节的前夜，即12月24日的夜晚。

Christmas Eve

John 1：11

He came to his own home

    Bright moon, scattered stars; so solitary is creation. The universe which God has created is especially silent on this night. It waits with bated breath for the Lord of Creation to return. The universe belongs to God, it is his home.

 Silence reigns supreme. The flowers of the field sway gently in the moonlight. This night, the vast earth awaits the homecoming of our Creator God. The vast earth and open fields belong to God, they are his home.

  Bethlehem lies dreaming. In his gentle mother’s arms, the babe sleeps peacefully this night. The City of David awaits the homecoming of David’s descendent. The town of Bethlehem belongs to him, it is his home.

  My bones, my flesh, my blood, my lungs and my heart, were all made by his hand. This night, my heart is at peace, awaiting my Creator’s return.. My heart belongs to him, it is his home.