Oh Holy Night
Snowflake
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~Gandhi
I’ve been long cynical and there has been much in our religions and society that has ruined “the Jesus Story” for me. I usually prefer songs of peace and the beauty of winter and the magic of the stars this time of year to typical Christmas hymns….
Not sure why I took on this ambitious public domain Christmas song today…perhaps given our Winter Lights, Nights theme and because this song is about a most notable Night (allegorical or otherwise). I’m not sure what happened to me, but the lyrics of this song really pierced me unusally. I found myself crying multiple times while trying to record. “law is love, gospel is peace….all oppression shall cease…” If only such a miracle could happen for us humans at this time in our history. Just imagining such a possibility gave me some sort of wild hope. Happy Holidays my friends. xxx
I’ve been long cynical and there has been much in our religions and society that has ruined “the Jesus Story” for me. I usually prefer songs of peace and the beauty of winter and the magic of the stars this time of year to typical Christmas hymns….
Not sure why I took on this ambitious public domain Christmas song today…perhaps given our Winter Lights, Nights theme and because this song is about a most notable Night (allegorical or otherwise). I’m not sure what happened to me, but the lyrics of this song really pierced me unusally. I found myself crying multiple times while trying to record. “law is love, gospel is peace….all oppression shall cease…” If only such a miracle could happen for us humans at this time in our history. Just imagining such a possibility gave me some sort of wild hope. Happy Holidays my friends. xxx