Christmas 3-The Word Made Flesh

December 27

 Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist

Read John1:1 – 16

God’s ancient promise fulfilled in the incarnation of Christ. By faith, the gift of grace, we too have seen Christ face to face. 

‘O Word of God Incarnate’ is found in all the Lutheran hymnals of the past 100 years, but only 3 of them include the 3^rd verse listed here. For many raised in the church it was probably the first time we encountered the word ‘incarnate’ and the mystery of Christ as both Word and giver of words. Sing now and bend your effort to sharing the Word Incarnate with others.

O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, 

O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky:

We praise You for the radiance That from the hallowed page,

A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age.

The Church from You, dear Master, Received the gift divine; 

And still that light is lifted O’er all the earth to shine.

It is the chart and compass That, all life’s voyage through,

Mid mists and rocks and quicksands Still guides, O Christ, to You.

O make Your Church, dear Savior, A lamp of burnished gold 

To bear before the nations Your true light as of old!

O teach Your wand’ring pilgrims By this their path to trace

Til, clouds and darkness ended, They see You face to face!

For the Family:

Place a radiant manger on an open Bible as a symbol of the word made flesh, the Christ that we celebrate this season. Hang this symbol on your Tree of Promise and pray that God would use you as a means of sharing the Word.

Bible Journaling:

Dec 27
The Word Made Flesh
Bible Journaling
Connie Denninger

From the Kitchen:

There were some breads that got left out. Mamma’s nut bread is one of them. It is a simple quick bread that has a resting period between mixing and baking so keep that in mind as you plan your time. This bread appeared in her kitchen often during the winter months. It does not seem to rise as well with pecans, I think the acidity of the walnuts helps to activate the baking powder. My note says it doesn’t keep well after 3 days. That statement has never really been tested well because it is seldom around after 2 days. It is a large loaf, so if you are the only one eating it you should consider giving half of it away.

Nut Bread

Dora Pfitzer Meyermann -Mother of Natalie Hartwig

4 C flour

2/3 C sugar

1 tsp salt

4 tsp baking powder

1 C broken nuts (walnuts work best)

2 C milk

• Sift dry ingredients together
• Add milk and nuts. Stir together.
• Put in greased loaf pan and let rest 20 minutes.
• Bake 40 minutes at 350

This bread does not keep well for more than 2 or 3 days and does not freeze well.

Tree of Promise Devotions 

Natalie Grace Hartwig