Christmas season gets crazier every year. If your church is like ours, there are
parties every night and sometimes several at the same time. Everyone wants the pastor and his wife to
attend their party. Right now, we only
have one night between now and Christmas to just sit and have a silent night
with a nice cup of cocoa.
Ah . . . "Silent Night"
is one of my favorite carols of the season.
I absolutely love a candlelight Christmas Eve service to end with this
carol. I can barely hold back the tears
when we softly sing the words. I have
found myself at times closing my eyes to picture the first holy night. I imagine in the quietness of the night
Joseph is holding his sweet Mary’s hand as she labors in childbirth. Around them the farm animals munch on hay or
are resting. I see stars sprinkled in
the skies overhead. It is a bright,
clear night. The world seems at rest yet
I wonder if even the rocks know what is about to occur. It is silent night until suddenly the cries
of a new born baby can be heard.
Suddenly the heavenly hosts cry out with joy at the arrival of the
Savior Christ Jesus. All creation
rejoices at the birth.
When my sons were little, “Silent Night” became one of their
“go to sleep” songs on Christmas Eve.
After we would set out cookies for Santa and read “The Night before
Christmas,” my husband would sit with the boys on the couch and read the true Christmas
story. Afterwards we would march our
boys to their bedrooms and tuck them in.
When the lights were out, we would softly sing “Silent Night”
together. For me, it did seem the night
was full of peace. That creation was
remembering the first holy night of long ago.
As we approach this Christmas season with all its
commercialism, let’s remember to find a moment to be still. Take a cup of cocoa, stand outdoors and look
up to the star filled sky, and softly sing “Silent Night, Holy Night.”
**To each of you this
Christmas season, many God pour out His riches blessings on you and may know
you just how much He loves you.
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