O! Holy-night! (The Christian-anthem celebrating Christmas-celebration)

Silent Night!

(a Christian challenge)

 

Christmas time---a celebration of the gift of the miracle of “Life”.

 

Flashes of an instant, an episode, an event, an adventure flow through the corridors of the mind; these life experiences, fired in the memory through the senses, evoke myriad images stored in the lexicon of each individual, waiting for review to stir the emotion to passion for want of more. “Déjà vu”…the memories come flooding back, welcomed, nourished and cherished. Those eons of instances blended into years which become the emotional sum total of life.

Like: Silent Night! Believers all know the Christmas song; better yet, each has lived the ambiance of the reality of the touching lyrics and the embracing melody. It is there in memories, entrenched in experiences, nuanced within the psyche, brought visual by the senses. Some are exceedingly blessed to be in tune with such emotions, seemingly…always. Everyone is fortunate enough to capture the pleasure, on occasion. But, at Christmas! Memories live!

Hear, then listen to the absorbing silence, see black velvet in its infinity spectacularly pierced with the blue-white diamonds bejeweling Jesus’ crown, taste solitude in the communion of the Trinity, smell freshness in the warmth of hot baked bread, touch love in a tender caress. With a single-minded purpose, choose, decide to savor this particular instant, enjoy the moment, grasp the episode and squeeze it for all it is worth, dare live the adventure which is the very gift of life.

That ultimate present is God’s miracle bestowed, life is. One moment, then another; life!

And, like God-given talents, it is not to be hoarded, nor feared, nor worried, nor saved…life is expressly to be lived freely, to the fullest, without bounds, to be experienced, to be challenged.

Recurring themes from our dear Lord’s words are: “Fear not!” and “Follow Me!” Professed Christian theology founded on these beliefs support two admonitions oft quoted by the erudite elitists in a vacant effort to establish mediocrity: “You can’t do that!” and “That’ll never work!”

These empty words are too quickly offered, mostly, without request, and, also, many times spoken, even by believers, when anyone dares accept the challenge. Risk, it seems, is akin to evil and, therefore, to be avoided lest one rascal, rebel, rogue upset the proverbial “apple cart” of the cherished status quo. Yet, to simply greet the new-day dawn portends possible controversy. Such skeptical doubter lectures are very excellent reasons, indeed, to challenge the experience of life.

Go now! To that secret place within and withdraw that certain desire forever harbored; dust it off, shine it clean and dare nurture it in revealing light. Finally, take it for a spin. Enjoy! Laugh!

And, if you have no “do” list, nothing to new to try, no sense to stimulate? Well! Then! Obviously, thee has done it all! Feel proud to answer honestly: There is nothing for me to do!

But, if you desire to live, to challenge life by risking the unknown, and, isn’t every “future” obfuscated behind the veil of the ’morrow-code? Go for it knowing God’s blessed authority gives permission to just: do it! “Fear not!” “Trust Me!”

Our Christian prayer for thee this Christmas season is simple: Peace-within! Silent Night!

Grant to thyself a time to hear, see, smell, taste and touch that sacred-essence which is life.

Dare experience a personal “Silent Night!” And, do it sooner, not later, again. “Right now” is all there is. Amen!

Silent Night! Holy Night!

 

Merry Christmas!

And---for-today...an impromptu-codicil...

 

O! Holy-night...

 

 

Lovely-Lady Candice Leah shared a Facebook-message she

had received with me today. A Roman Catholic priest name

of Father Seyer sang "O! Holy-night" (in English and French)
each Christmas Eve at his mid-night mass celebration; what
a singular-talent (he was fluent in both languages). Great-voice!

 

Someone had recorded one of his performances in the church; he

died around 1998; his rendition on the device is still tremendous!

 

When I was a high-school Senior (low these many decades ago),

somehow it came to my (miniscule)-attention that I needed two-

years of foreign-language on my transcript if I intended to go to

college. College!?---me!?...Well!? Maybe!? I already had a year

and a half of French (No! I don't know how that happened). A

friend said I needed to take another semester of French, just in

case I somehow decided to further my-learning(?) and get to

attend a university. (It wasn't as difficult then as it is now).

 

So, I signed-up for "French"-class. I was the oldest-student,

being a Senior in a room full of Juniors (a couple of the girls

were "hot"---not too-bad of a bonus...so I made the most of it!

Ah!---French!?...that-is!? Father Seyer was the French- instructor.

 

He said that I had a very-"nice" French-accent!---Wow!...Thank you!

 

I managed to learn a few French-words that I still remember! Wow! Again.

 (Like---J'amour vous! Mon-Amie!..."I love you! My friend!")
Might!? come in handy some-day!---Made it to college...Graduated, too!
 

Anyway, hearing him sing  "O! Holy-night" brought back sweet-memories!

 

Merry Christmas! Indeed! (Ah! The "saints"---and, "angels"...among-us!

 

Amen!