“A Silent Night,” photograph by Felecia R. Weber 2015, OntheWingofaDove.com
Silent night so dark, yet so bright, oh the wonder the shepherds found in you…
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:2
Silent Night
Silent night so dark, yet so bright,
Oh the wonder the shepherds found in you.
Not a word spoken, Lord, could tell of your glory,
In the way that you’ve shown your love to be true.
Silent night so dark, yet so bright,
What treasure to the world laid there in that stall.
In you Lord, there is peace, triumph, joy and love.
May those who seek find in you their all.
Felecia R. Weber 2015, OntheWingofaDove.com
One of my fondest memories about the Christmas season is singing so many of the moving and heartwarming Christmas hymns and carols. As young girls, my older sister Marjorie and I enjoyed that tradition almost every evening leading up to the holiday. One of our daily chores while growing up was to wash the dinner dishes. Although we took turns washing or drying the dishes, I think we’d both agree that it was certainly not our favorite thing to do…except during the weeks leading up to Christmas Day.
As the excitement of the season began to build, Marjorie and I would incorporate our holiday cheer into our dishwashing time by singing our favorite Christmas songs. Between the traditional hymns that we sang in our church choir and the novel carols we’d learned in our music classes at school, we had quite a number of songs to choose from. Even so, one of my favorite songs was, and still is “Silent Night, Holy Night,” (composed by Franz Xaver, lyrics by Joseph Mohr). There is just something about the lyrics, “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright,” that warms me up more than a cozy fire, or a hot cup of cocoa ever can. The scene that the words depicts is one that can brighten any darkened sky…for in the silence of that Christmas night, God bestowed upon us His one true and Holy light.
May the light of our Lord Jesus Christ whose birth we celebrate during this Holy season never cause you to be silent…but may you resonate His saving grace and love throughout the world!
Peace and love,
Felecia
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