Today's gift was a wooden cut out angel.  I chose to give mine a face and to add a message to the hem of its garment.

The gospel speaks of angels announcing "Good news of great joy for all people..." I wonder what that looks like in 2020? Indeed, I wonder what it looks like in any year, perhaps when the words don't stand in quite such stark contrast to our lived experinece here in the wealthy west.

Good news for the refugee or asylum seeker...

Good news for the person discriminated against because of the colour of their skin...

Good news for the person who has lost their job, their home or their security...

Good news for the person whose loved one is ill, or dying, or has died...

Good news for the perosn who is ill or dying...

Good news for the person whose plans are in tatters, and who feels lonely, isolated and unloved...

Good news for you...

Good news for me...

May God send you angels bearing Good News of great joy, grant you peace, fill you with hope and surround you with love.