Merry Christmas
December 24th, 2008
Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm; all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child –
Holy infant, so tender and mild –
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heav’nly hosts sing, Alleluia!
Christ, the Savior, is born!
Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace –
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth!
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
– Franz Gruber
Rembrandt, The Nativity
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Food for Thought: Coherence is not necessarily good, and one must question its cost. Better sometimes to remain confused. (Iris Murdoch)
Good words… Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
(I Peter 1: 10-13)
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I love that Rembrandt painting.
Merry Christmas
A very merry Christmas to you, too!
Have a wonderful Christmas, Janet!