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O Holy Night, part two

O Holy Night, part two

This is an adaptation of a Christmas Eve reflection that I gave at Living Spirit UMC on December 24, 2018.   In our collective memory of Jesus’ birth, we think about nighttime and stars shining in the darkness.  Both groups of visitors, the shepherds guarding their flocks at night in Luke’s gospel, and the Magi from the east following the star in Matthews gospel reveal 

O Holy Night, Part One

O Holy Night, Part One

Sometimes, I hear a particular song, and I  get a strong memory associated with it when I hear it again.  In December of 2003, I was completing my semester of student teaching at Jefferson School in Minneapolis.  I was living with my parents in Saint