Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14 KJV

I am a big fan of the carol, “Angels We Have Heard on High.” and sometimes call it “the country Christmas carol,” because an angel showed up out in the country where shepherds were watching their sheep. But the first angel who came announcing the birth of the baby, was soon surrounded by an entire choir of angels singing, “Glory to God in the Highest!” That angel choir reminds us that Christmas is not just about Mary, Joseph and the shepherds. Christmas is about God revealing Himself in a manger. Just as the smallest candle can light the darkest room, so God’s glory shone the brightest when He came as an innocent, helpless child in the darkness of that night in the stable. Then, angels carried the message; a star led the wise men and shepherds ran to worship as God’s glory touched earth in Bethlehem.

The words of the choir of, – Angels We Have Heard on High – “Glo-ooooo-ooooo-oooooria! In excelsis Deo,” are Latin for “Glory to God in the highest. “When the message of God’s glory rings out from our hearts, though our situation may not change, we are filled with joy. If we will invite Him in, Jesus has come to be born in the very darkest places of our lives. He has come to shine God’s glory around us and to bring His good will to men.

Angels We Have Heard on High from the French"Les Anges dans nos campagnes" Music by Wilfrid Moreau. Translated in 1842 by James Chadwick