{"id":28953,"date":"2015-12-06T00:20:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T05:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=28953"},"modified":"2015-12-05T12:47:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T17:47:56","slug":"light-has-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/06\/light-has-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Has Come"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/adventweek2lighthascomegraphic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28959\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/adventweek2lighthascomegraphic.png\" alt=\"adventweek2lighthascomegraphic\" width=\"460\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/adventweek2lighthascomegraphic.png 460w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/adventweek2lighthascomegraphic-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8230;The light has come into the world,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">so that his actions may not be exposed. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God\u2019s approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">John 3:19-21<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">* \u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605 \u00a0 *<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cjlmQahEMFk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><em>Charlie Hall<\/em><br \/>\nwritten along with Matt Maher<\/center><center><\/center><center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Good tidings to the world around<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">To the weak and the broken down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">In a small, poor, and dirty town<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Light has come<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">A baby splits history, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Emmanuel, Savior, King<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Come, sinner, let your eyes see <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Light has come<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>In His name our chains will shatter, <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>for unto us is born<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>A Son, our God is with us, this Christmas morn<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Angelic hymns singing now,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Heaven\u2019s bright star is shining down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">To us and for His renown, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Light has come<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>In His 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