Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, December 18, 2022, the Fourth Sunday of Advent

• First Reading Isaiah 7:10-16
• Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
• Second Reading Romans 1:1-7
• Gospel Matthew 1:18-25

“What goes through your mind as you sit in the sanctuary and look around?

As I sit in my pew and look up at the cross with the wonderful light illuminating it, I am reminded of why I am at Westminster on this particular day. The cross reminds me that Christ died for me and, in a sense, I am to do the same in my daily life. The brightness of the cross illustrates for me the brightness of living my life in the way of Christ.”