Rev Paige's Corner: Happy Day After Christmas!
It is the day after Christmas and I will confess I always feel a little bit of relief mixed with a little bit of both Christmas let down. The beauty of Christmas with all the lights in the darkness is very meaningful, but many of those lights will come down quickly along with the Christmas decorations. I always make a point on this day to listen to this song:
Matthew West - "Day After Christmas"
It reminds us that the "light of the world is still here". And I remember the wonderful poem by Howard Thurman that tells us:
"When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
When the sages and the shepherds have found their way home,
the work of hristmas is begun:
"To find the lost and lonely one,
to heal the braken soul with love,
to feed the hungry Children with warms and good food,
to feel the earth below, the sky above!
"To free the prisoner from all chains,
to make the powerful care,
to rebuild the nations with strength of good will,
to see all God's children everywhere!
To bring hope to every taske you do,
to dance at a baby's new birth,
To make music in an old person's heart,
and sing to the colors of the earth!
In the Church, today isn't the day after Christmas. It is the second day of Christmas! The celebration continues, but so does the work it inspires.
Blessings!
Rev Paige Besse-Rankin
Interim Pastor
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