O Holy Night

For some reason the song "Oh Holy Night" has been a favorite of mine. It is a beautiful and intricate piece of music. And also takes a heck of a singer to belt out its long and glorious notes.

As our usual tradition we attended the candle light communion on Christmas Eve. It has became one of my most favorite past times. The beautiful elegance of hundreds of voices coming together to weave a complicated melody filled with the glow on each smiling face lit by a candle and the recognition of our Lord and Saviors birth doesn't happen every day.

This year my views on Christmas have been a little more mature and gracious than past years. I have taken all the moments I could to quietly soak in the excitement of our sweet girl and the love our family surrounds us with. I have on many occasions realized how blessed we are. We're not only blessed with materials but we are blessed everyday with forgiveness and love by our Lord. Tonight I will rejoice and have hope for a new and glorious day that the Lord has given me just like the song tells me:

"Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoicesFor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!"

So tonight when you lay your sweet little, or big ones, down take a moment to soak in that our world is full of sin and terrible things we see on the news everyday but we can awake with hope because God has blessed us.

Enjoy your family, friends, and gifts. But always be mindful of what the season really means. For those interested, I want to attach all the words of  "Oh Holy Night" because sometimes you just need to see it in black and white to appreciate its beauty!

"Oh holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night divine

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here come the wise men from Orient land
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend

Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name"


Merry Christmas from The Brockway's!