In the midst of the hustle and bustle and of your busy morning, take a minute to reflect each day on the bigger picture.
It is the quietest night of the year.
Stores and even the bars close for a while. Turn off their lights. The holiday hustle and bustle 'till now is tuned down. Shopping undone by nightfall will stay that way.
Outdoor lights shine in the night and inside our trees are glowing with a holiday twinkle. Church for many. Carols. Candles. And a manger. For other just the peace and silence.
I love the quiet. In that beat between breaths,the burdens of life slip away. No matter what your personal faith, it's almost impossible not to hear the voice of.....something....whispering in the wind: "Everything will be alright.". For Christians, we acknowledge the arrival of the Light of the world and Saviour of our soul.
It is a night of tremendous excitement, power, glory all settled into the pedestrian scene of a straw-covered manger. What is important happens unseen.
It is the quietest night of the year.
Merry Christmas
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