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The GB News 12 Days of Christmas, Day 11
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Hello, I'm Micah Vicar in the Church of England. Those of us with family in the Southern Hemisphere feel a twinge of envy at this time of year
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because right now they are lighting barbecues on the beach, enjoying the long evenings
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But as good as that sounds, Christmas really does belong in the bleak midwinter
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Not simply because we need a bit of cheer in an otherwise grim time of year
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but because the season speaks profoundly of why Christ came. He's the light of the world who comes into the darkness of our world
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Which means that whatever sorrow or confusion or winter we face, Christ is precisely there to bring light, hope and life, if only we'll let him
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Some time ago, a visiting friend got lost in the village. And try as I might, I couldn't direct him to my house
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And so what did I do? Well, I went out to where he was
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I joined him in his lostness so that I could lead him home
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This is the heart of Christmas. Christ came to join us in our lostness, in our darkness
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and those who walk with him are brought safely home
