In the quiet of the night – through its stillness shone a light…
”While shepherds kept their watching O’er silent flocks by night, behold throughout the heavens, there shone a heavenly light.” (excerpt taken from the lyrics of the song “Go Tell it on the Mountain,” by John Wesley Work, Jr.)
In the Quiet of the Night
In the quiet of the night,
Throught its stillness shone a light.
So wondrously did it glow,
A beacon to the world did it show.
In the quiet of the night,
The shepherds gathered, not in fright.
The angels sang songs full of glory;
For through the babe, God will complete his story.
In the quiet of the night,
Our hearts are filled with delight.
Our Savior has come…death has lost its hold.
His truth continues to save, just as it was foretold.
Felecia R. Weber 2018, www.OntheWingofaDove.com
In the quiet of the night – sometimes the most amazing things happen during the wee hours of the night.
Picture it, the most unassuming scene. A newly born baby wrapped is scraps of cloths, placed delicately upon the rough surface of wood and straw used as a makeshift cradle. The flickering flames of a hastily built fire, projects a glowing light that fills the sky. The look of uncertainty that adorns the young mother’s face as, little by little, the tiny stall becomes the stage for the greatest miracle of all time. It is played out right before the eyes of the shepherds and livestock that had gathered to see it.
”The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). —Matthew 1:23
In the quiet of the night – God came down to us. Jesus Christ, our “Immanuel,” came down to earth, “…and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14). It is hard to comprehend, even in this modern age that we live in, that such an awesome event could take place in such a humble way. Unlike the clatter of being under the brightness of the noonday sun, the Savior of the world chose to enter it inconspicuously…yet the glory of that moment still illuminates the world.
May you celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ in the quiet of your heart, and let his light shine brilliantly through you to others.
Wishing you and yours a peaceful Christmas.
Peace and love,
Felecia
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