Christmas eve...there are some feelings of longing that are hard to capture or explain, but Christmas eve brings them out. Every year...I go outside at the very end of whatever the evening holds; the night is usually bitterly cold and quiet...and I sit alone with God for awhile. It does something for my soul. I am not sure what, but it is something quiet and special. If there is one song that captures the mood of it, it is this song. (I can't find anyone who sings it better than Enya) We rejoice, yet we also wait awhile in lonely exile... how many of us celebrate this holiday with a sense of joy, wonder and awe, yet intermingled with it there is a faint (or not so faint) sad longing for something...something we are not entirely sure we have ever experienced...we long for a home the likes of which are beyond our grasp ...if we are quiet enough, just for a little while, we can sit with longing and share it with Jesus, who also knew that longing while he was here with us... I think He did...a whisper of an emotion... or is it just me?
Nonetheless...I wish you warm Christmas blessings of the deepest sort...and may your soul know the kindling heat of God's awesome presence!
May you and yours have a blessed, lovely Christmas, a communion with God and a time for silent reflection on the blessings (and trials) of the year. May the New Year find you healthy and fit to bursting with the joy of life and living each moment for the fine and precious jewel that it is.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for teaching us to appreciate every sweet second that we are given, and the people that travel through our lives.