Believe it or not, this is a General Assembly post…

Back in 1997 I was a commissioner to the 209th General Assembly of the PC(USA).  The outgoing Moderator of the 208th GA, the Rev. John Buchanan, arranged for jazz musician and composer Dave Brubeck to lead a performance of his Christmas choral piece La Fiesta de la Posada one evening. (Yes, this was in June.)  It was a great break from the intense business of a GA.  Furthermore, while the whole piece was inspiring, one of the sections in particular, “God’s Love Made Visible,” really moved me in the unity of the words and music, it has stuck with me for these 12 years, and listening to the CD is now part of my regular Christmas discipline.  So on this day of the celebration of the Incarnation, I give you the opening of “God’s Love Made Visible”:

God’s love made visible!
Incomprehensible!
He is invincible,
His love shall reign!

From love so bountiful,
blessings uncountable,
make death surmountable.
His love shall reign!