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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Hark! The Words Shine Forth Today
Handy Hubby hung swags of colored lights along our back fence. I look into the darkness and see a path of lights along the edge of our property. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is a set of beautiful … Continue reading
Hark! Angles Say
Imagine this scene (with Charles Wesley’s attention to detail)– Shepherds abide in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night. The sky explodes with ten thousand flashes of lightning. Angels speak in the north … Continue reading
Hark! Angels Sing
I imagine shepherds on the hillside, watching their flocks by night. Someone is playing a simple wooden flute, a quiet melody floating over men and sheep–gray shadows caught in a flicker of firelight. BOOM! The skies open with … Continue reading
Posted in Advent
Tagged Advent, angels, Hallelujah Chorus, Handel's Messiah, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, shepherds
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Hark! How All the Welkin Rings
Welkin? According to Websters, welkin is “the vault of the sky, firmament,” or “celestial abode of God.” And when Charles Wesley penned the words of a now familiar carol, he wrote, Hark! How all the welkin rings, … Continue reading
Posted in Advent
Tagged Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, welkin
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Peaceful Night, Holy Night
Sleep in heavenly peace. Peace isn’t the absence of noise. Peace is the presence of God. John 14:27 (ESV) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I … Continue reading
Silent Night, Sleepy Night
Sleep in heavenly peace. Hush. Jesus is sleeping. For the first time. Ever. Psalm 121:4 (NLT) Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.
Wild, Silent Night
All is calm. Seriously? Joseph, looking for a place–any place!–to shelter his laboring wife. And then . . . . . . a woman birthing a baby. In a barn. Need I say more?
Holy Night, Indeed!
Continuing our meditation on “Silent Night”– Silent, holy night? Consider John’s view of holy: Revelation 4:5,8 (CEV) Flashes of lightning and roars of thunder came out from the throne in the center of the circle. . . Day and … Continue reading
Not-So-Silent Night
It’s Advent. A season of preparation. A season of meditation. A season of serious thought. I’m continuing with the theme of carols–those seasonal songs that play in the background everywhere. Words that float below our consciousness. My … Continue reading