St. Francis Episcopal Church

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 2:1-20. Reference to Martin Luther taken from:“Prefaces to the Old Testament,” Luther’s Works, ed. J. Pelikan and H. Lehmann, 55 vols. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House; Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1955-76) 35.236. A similar saying also appears in LW 35.122.