04 December 2018

Where Are You Christmas ~ December Prayer


Happy Christmas Dear Reader,

When Christmas is elusive it becomes me to focus more clearly on why Christmas means so much to me.  Pushed to the wall on this, my love for Christmas does stem from my love of God and my fellow travelers back to him.  I love the trappings I have enjoyed for so many years but leaving them behind still drives me to be out among humans trying to put a bit of joy into the day. 

Too often the trappings, traditions, and activities may mask this part of my heart.  It is not hidden from me but others may not see it.  I think of the words of Tiny Tim as reported by his father, “He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.”

I do not want attention because of my current difficulties but I do want people to see me go through them in faith and hope.  It is not my difficulties that matter here but rather that I follow the one who will make all things good again.  I serve the one who will make all things right in the end.  Christmas is about the answer to all of our hopes and fears.  It is the resolution of our empty time to bring it to fullness again. 

Where is Christmas?  It is at the heart of my prayer for you and yours Dear Reader.  It is at the moment when we hear the song within the silence that will never be quieted.  It is in my yearning for everyone, not just me to have joy, love, peace and the favor of a Father who loved us so much that he would not live without us. 

Where are you Christmas?  It is the underpinning of all that I hold dear about this Holy Day.  I offer this December Prayer in hope that you will find Christmas with me this year Dear Reader.  Can you see the beauty when there is nothing there?  Do you see that we are not alone?  I know I feel alone at times but as always, those feelings must take a back seat to the truth.

I need to remain humbled and amazed at the constant stream of love, mercy, and grace that flows from the Father to me if I will simply be bathed in it.  This is where we find Christmas.  This is the December prayer that we need.  Enjoy the song Dear Reader.  Tell me about the song you hear in the silence.  Tell about the angels dancing in the air.  I am praying that you find it all.  Your stories encourage me so much.

December Prayer – Indina Menzel

In the touch of a friend, in the breath of a child,
In the eyes of a soldier coming home to his mother's grateful smile,
In the sight of falling snow, and the memories it brings,
In the season when you find some peace, in the simple tender things,
Open your heart and look around, listen; listen

Hear the song within the silence,
See the beauty when there's nothing there,
Sing a song within a silence that hope and love are everywhere,
And when the quiet night is falling watch an angel dancing in the air
To the song, the song within the silence a December Prayer,
December Prayer.

In the strength of your hand as it holds unto mine,
And the promise that we're not alone in this place and time,
In the gifts that you give I am humbled and amazed
Far beyond this day and time of year
We are in a state of grace.
Open your heart and look around, listen; listen

Hear the song within the silence,
See the beauty when there's nothing there,
Sing a song within a silence that hope and love are everywhere,
And when the quiet night is falling watch an angel dancing in the air
To the song, the song within the silence a December Prayer,
A December Prayer

Listen; listen
Hear the song within the silence,
See the beauty when there's nothing there,
Sing the song within a silence that hope and love are everywhere,
And when the quiet night is falling watch an angel dancing in the air
To the song, the song within the silence a December Prayer,
A December Prayer.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
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