Silver Lining: Merry Christmas from the Emery family

December 23, 2012

Merry Christmas from the Emery family


Happy holidays!
{Hypothetically this is last year's picture. Hypothetically, this year's cards have yet to be sent out...}


The Sunday after the tragedy in Connecticut happened, I was feeling so downcast as I went to church. Then we sang this song, which is also my favorite Longfellow poem (verses 3-5 listed here):

And in despair I bowed my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."

Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!


What a beautiful poem. The right shall prevail. I know that.


This post, about when a painting made me cry in public, has the most page views of any other post on this blog by a lot. I don't know why, but I guess I'd like to think someone reads it often and gets some amount of comfort from it (how conceited is that?). I get comfort from that too. Jesus Christ is here. He's not distracted or late or busy. He's here for us, right here, right now. So let us be happy! This I believe so deeply.


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I'm taking a blogging break for a few days to be with my family,
but then I'll be back with tons of updates (including my birthday)
and the return of the Year in Review link-up.
Merry Christmas!

5 comments:

  1. Nice picture of you too. Merry Christmas!

    Found you on Super Sunday Sync.
    New Follower!

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  2. That is my favorite Christmas hymn! We didn't sing it this year at church, which I'm feeling a little sad about. It's so powerful. I love how it cycles from happy to sad to happy again.

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  3. So cute! We still have yours hanging on my fridge from last year. Merry xmas!

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  4. Love the photo! Merry Christmas you both...

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