O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, o come Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appears.

Rejoice, rejoice,
Emanuel shall come to thee, 
O Israel!

O come, thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits with Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice, rejoice,
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
O Israel!

O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.

Rejoice, rejoice,
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
O Israel!

O come, Desire of nations, bind
All people in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease; 
Fill the whole world with Heaven's peace.

Rejoice, rejoice,
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
O Israel!


This hymn was written in two parts; in 1851, and in 1916, yet now, in the wake of the shootings in Portland and Connecticut  as well as the stabbing of twenty-two children in a school in China, these words of prayer could not be any more appropriate. We look round our world at the violence and the sin and the horror of reality, And we as a nation, and as Christians, turn to God, and cry out "Why, God? Why has this happened?" People in the United States turn to the President, and say, "What will you do about this? This needs to be taken care of." I can only imagine what the rest of the world sees when they look at us. "Well, that's what America gets for embracing violence, and not having firearm regulations."

People, this is not about politics, this is about a spiritual war going on! When will the country wake up and realize that this isn't about your personal political views, but about the moral degradation of this country, of our country? This should never happen.

We as Christians know, we live in a sick, twisted world. But what are we going to do about it? We yell and join the uproar of commentators in a storm of riots in outrage, but eventually the hype dies down, we forget our anger, and replace it with sorrow.

Do NOT be overcome with sorrow. This is a WAKE-UP CALL! We can no longer sit on our rears and believe that our prayers will simply change the nation for us. We must do something about this. Don't ask the President, the Congressmen, or the lawmakers to fix it, because they can't. Humans, no matter what kind of power they hold, will never be able to fix the gross sin problem of this world. Only God, the perfect King and Righteous Judge can do that...


O come, o come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here;
Until the Son of God appears.

Oh God, come down to the nation You have blessed, that You have allowed to prosper. Come, live among the hearts of these people again, and save us from the exile we have brought upon ourselves through our immorality. Save us, change our hearts, and guide us until the day You send Your Son back for Your children.

O come, o come thou Day-spring, come and cheer,
Our spirits by thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Come, give us a spirit of peace about these tragedies, and help us to remember the joy that came with Jesus's birth on Christmas.Remind us that You allow everything to happen for a reason, and that the victims shall be missed, yet give us a glimpse of your hope and mercy in these dark days, and comfort us with knowing that You are always with us, even in the darkest of times. Allow those who have lost loved ones and children, remember the good of them and be thankful for the time they had with them, and not bitter about losing what was only Yours to begin with.

O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her way to go.

Lord, give us and the leaders of our nation the wisdom to fully understand the situation and take the appropriate measures  Let us not forget that all wisdom comes from you, and let our leaders turn the nation towards Your Light in the midst of this darkness.

O come, Desire of nations, bind
All people in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven's peace.

God, let this time of sorrow and anger not tear the country apart, but bring us together as a whole for once, to make it better. Let us not throw our anger upon others, but comfort those around us, though we do not see their battles. Do not let us argue aimlessly, but ban together to take action. Fill u with peace that we might one day understand why.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~ Plato.