The Lectionary for Christmas Day, in one of the options, includes Psalm 96, which begins like this;- “1 O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.” Christmas is a lovely festival, but looking at the supermarket ads and TV trailers, it all looks a bit samey. How can we recover that sense of wonder that God is doing a new thing in our lives and in the life of the world?
In an age where greed is more open and more in your face than it used to be, and encouraged by our leaders, then maybe the Jesus way is starting to look like a real alternative.
Perhaps this a thing for reflection – what cause has God given you to sing a new song this year? What cause has God given the world to sing a new song this year? For me… I am encouraged to see that there seems to be fairly widespread enthusiasm for looking after our atmosphere. Whether that translates into willingness to make the hard choices we shall surely need over the next few years… that is another matter.