Welcome to St. Luke’s 12 Days of Christmas Blog
From December 25 through January 5 parishioners of St. Luke’s will be sharing their reflections on the daily readings.
We invite you to click on the reflections below and enjoy.
The Gift of God’s Deliverance
Home > Christmas Blog 2024-2025 The Gift of God’s Deliverance December 30, 2024 Isaiah 25:1-9|Revelation 1:9-20|John 7:53-8:11 The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is a non-partisan research organization that publishes an annual Global Peace Index. In 2024...
The Promise of Christmas Isn’t Over
Home > Christmas Blog 2024-2025 The Promise of Christmas Isn’t Over December 29, 2024 Isaiah 61:10-62:3 |Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 |John 1:1-18| Psalm 147 I have always loved the visuals depicted in the Book of Isaiah. No matter what translation you read, you are...
God is with us
Home > Christmas Blog 2024-2025 God is with us December 28, 2024 Jeremiah 31:15-17 |Revelation 21:1-7 |Matthew 2:13-18 |Psalm 124 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around...
Seek Ye First
Home > Christmas Blog 2024-2025 Seek Ye First December 27, 2024 Exodus 33:18-23 | 1John 1:1-9 | John 21:19b-24 | Psalm 92 Moses said to God, "Show me your glory, I pray." And God said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the...
Peace In The Midst Of Pain
Home > Christmas Blog 2024-2025 Peace In The Midst Of Pain December 26, 2024 Jeremiah 26:1-9, 12-15 | Acts 6:8-7, 51c-60 | Matthew 23:34-39 | Psalm 31 Both Jeremiah and Stephen were persecuted for prophesying about God's punishment for evil deeds. This is the dark...
Merry Christmas, St. Luke’s!
Home > Christmas Blog 2024-2025 Merry Christmas, St. Luke’s! December 25, 2024 Look who I discovered when visiting Roger Williams Park Carousel last spring: Rhode Island native and worldwide toy icon, Mr. Potato Head! I took the liberty of dressing him up for the...
