Great Joy

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. . . . Luke 2:10. The Word of joy! Good tidings of great joy! Do you hear this Word, and does the joy of it fill your heart? Thus, indeed, is the meaning, and this is the purpose of this brief but wonderful sermon preached by the angel to the shepherds in that Night of nights. A "thing" has happened, a "word" has come to pass. No, it is not a word of man that is realized, -- how could it be the cause...