![]() ![]() Reader 1: “Inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these, my friends, you have done it unto me. As the light of the world, let us accept our call to take it out into all the world. Reader 2: “Neither do you light a candle and hide it under a bushel, but put it on a candlestick so that it gives light to all that are in the house.” Let us lift our candles high. Jesus also told his followers, the Church, that we too are to be the light of the world. Reader 1: Jesus Christ identified himself as the Light of the world. That, indeed, is such a light that the world cannot extinguish. Together we share the light of Christ, lifting the darkness of doubt, despair, or fear that shrouds the world. Together as a community of God’s people, the church, we bring the light of each to become the light of all. For as Christ said to his followers, “You are the light of the world.” The witness of a solitary Christian seems small indeed, but it represents one point from which the darkness is pierced by light. This speaks to our need for Christian community, for unity within the household of God. Reader 2: Though one candle may not shed much light, many candles will brightly light any dark place. Each candle must be lighted from another. Reader 1: Christians are the candles by which the world is made bright with hope and spiritual confidence. Jesus said, I am the way the truth and the life. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords who has come to offer salvation to all of mankind. It is a candle to remind us that Jesus is our light. 1 2 Next Welcome Invocation Tonight we come to light one candle. Wherever we see them, candles may be a silent witness to that glorious light of Bethlehem. Summary: An order of service for Christmas Eve. ![]() ![]() In our churches we see the Advent candles of hope, peace, joy, and love. Glowing candles are twinkling and radiant in our homes, in the center of our tables. We associate candles with Advent and Christmas. Reader 2: Christ is the light of all lights. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. Reader 1: And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. I integrated this ‘service of light’ into an Advent Service of Evening Prayer.” John Bush explains, “This candlelight service has been used here at Northbrook Presbyterian for at least twenty-five years it follows an elegant holiday feast held at the church. ![]()
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