Lael ArringtonA Gift of Christmas Worship – Lael Arrington https://laelarrington.com Faith and Culture: Live Wisely Love Well Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:15:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 73081510 A Gift of Christmas Worship https://laelarrington.com/2024/12/a-gift-of-christmas-worship/ https://laelarrington.com/2024/12/a-gift-of-christmas-worship/#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2024 21:05:44 +0000 admin https://laelarrington.com/?p=16071 Why did God become so vulnerable?

About 600 yrs ago, a Dutch painter, meditating on the timeless truth of God’s vulnerability, born in a manger, painted Nativity by Night.

About 400 yrs ago, an Anglican priest, meditating on the timeless majesty of God and the Trinity, wrote the hymn, Holy, Holy, Holy.

About 20 years ago, an American rock star, Sufjan Stevens, created this arrangement of Holy, Holy, Holy.

About 15 yrs ago, a Dutch art historian created this video, juxtaposing the majesty of God in the hymn with the vulnerability of Jesus in the painting.

About 20 yrs ago, Manhattan pastor Tim Keller wrote this quote that explains why all this has been so meaningful to me.

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