Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, December 25, 2022, the Nativity of Jesus Christ (Year A)

• Christmas: At Dawn
• First Reading Isaiah 62:6-12
• Psalm 97:1-12
• Second Reading Titus 3:4-7
• Gospel Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20
• Christmas: Christmas Day
• First Reading Isaiah 52:7-10
• Psalm 98
• Second Reading Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12)
• Gospel John 1:1-14

“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.”