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Wednesday 26 December 2018

I Sing for You

"
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine o night
O night divine "                           O Holy Night lyrics by Adolph Adam
 
 
I sing this in church on Christmas Day
I sing to glorify God on this remembrance day commemorating the birth of His Son Jesus.
And I sing for you, my brothers and sisters
in places where you are unable to sing
For those in hidden churches
In China, in the Russian communist states
For those who know Jesus in North Korea
The Christians in Somalia, the Islamic middle eastern states,
The African regimes
So many places where the name of Christ
Brings hope in the midst of fear
Brings light in the midst of darkness
Brings peace of mind despite any external circumstances
And we who can sing openly
Sing for the glory of our Heavenly Father
Sing for each other
And we sing for you who cannot sing.
You are never forgotten. 

Monday 17 December 2018

A Christmas Card for a Stranger



A Christmas card for a stranger



There’s an empty space on the shelf this year
Where a Christmas card should be
For every year I’d send a card
And you’d send one to me
But Heaven has no mailbox
I cannot let you know
That you will always be my friend
And that I miss you so.
So I’m sending out these words
To someone just like me
Who’s lost a friend or two this year
That they miss constantly
For love is like a Christmas card
It’s better shared around
And love brings hope and comfort
Wherever it is found
A heart is here, just for us
To cut it out and write
The name of one whose memory
Shines like a candle bright.
Let’s raise a toast to friendship
For the ones we won’t forget
And share peace and joy at Christmas
Between friends who’ve never met 

 (Jo Collett December 2018, in loving memory of  Jill, Ruth and especially Irma).