Star V838 Monocerotis, which temporarily became brighter than the sun in 2002. Credit: NASA, ESA and H.E. Bond (STScI)
"I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know every bird in the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are mine.
If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me,
and he prepares the way
so that I may show him the salvation of God."
Psalm 50:12, 23
Shall we not yield him, in costly devotion,
Fragrance of Edom and offerings divine,
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest or gold from the mine?
Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
Vainly with gifts would his favor secure;
Richer by far is the heart's adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness and lend us your aid.
Star of the east, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
"Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning," by Reginald Heber
Christianity Today Advent Calendar compiled by Susan Wunderink
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