Sermon For the First Sunday of Christmas aka. “Intern Sunday”

Luther’s Prayer for Before a Sermon: “Eternal God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, give us your Holy Spirit who writes the preached Word into our hearts. May we receive and believe it and be cheered by it in eternity. Glorify your Word in our hearts and make it so bright and warm that we may find pleasure in it, through your Holy Spirit think what is right, and by your power fulfill the Word, for the Sake of Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord. Amen.” Luke 2:22-40. So what’s left? The presents are open, our stockings lie rumpled and bunched a corner. The lights are out and our houses in post-party disorder. We cooked the goose, turned all festivities loose. The Fahoo forays and dahoo dorays have all been sung. Children are sluggish with...