Silent Night

The still of the December night so moved the Austrian priest, Joseph Mohr, that he wrote a poem about the birth of Jesus. Later, Franz Gruber, would write a melody to the poem. The song was played on Christmas Eve of 1818 in the village of Oberndorf. Today, "Silent Night" is one of the most beloved Christmas carols.
It was in the silence of a cold December night that Jesus spoke to Joseph Mohr. He worshipped the Lord by writing the poem 'Silent Night." I wonder what the Lord would say to us if only we were quiet enough to listen. This week at Campus Life Breakfast Club, we dealt with the loud noises that often crowd out the still, small voice of God. We looked at Bible passage found in Mark 1:35 where "Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus arose and went out and departed to a lonely place, and was praying there." If Jesus needed the quiet to hear His Father, we certainly need the silence also. So may you intentionally make the time to get quiet before the Lord. Turn off all the noise in your room and listen for the Voice. Take a walk after a fresh snow, where all you hear is the crunch of your steps on the new snow. Listen, you just might hear a "new song" in your heart.
These are the days my friend,
Jim "Train"