December 22, 2010
Wednesday
Peter sings,
“Only You break down the walls that hide me away
Only You can turn the night into day
Only You can stop the darkness from overtaking me
Created the land the sky and sea
I know it in my heart to be true”
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NOTE- The following information and photo is from www.nasa.gov
“Moon Shadows
A total lunar eclipse is seen as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on the arrival of the winter solstice, Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The eclipse lasted about three hours and twenty-eight minutes.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun’s rays and casting a shadow on the moon. As the moon moves deeper and deeper into the Earth's shadow, the moon changes color before your very eyes, turning from gray to an orange or deep shade of red”.
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Psalm 148:3
”Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!”
Every mystery needs a “who dunnit?” And the answer to “who?” is as Peter sings, “Only You.”
Peter sings,
“Only You break down the walls that hide me away
Only You can turn the night into day
Only You can stop the darkness from overtaking me
Created the land the sky and sea
I know it in my heart to be true”
For the past couple of days I’ve been saying over and over again, “there are lots of ways to praise!” During the story of Christmas it is so great to be in contact and “harmony” with friends near and far. Each day when Sue Ann and I open up the Christmas cards and letters which arrive in the mail we give thanks for the dear friends and family that we’ve been blessed to know and love. Just today someone said to me, “you know, Pastor Ron, this is a hard time of year.” And I know that. I am aware of people getting ready to bury a loved one. I’m cognizant of people who have been so hurt and harmed by friend and foe that the scar tissue seems like it will never heal and disappear. Jobs are lost. Marriages come to a close. The future and the whole notion of hope seems to be eclipsed at times.
But, yet in this story of Christmas (which we are fortunate to know how the story ends) we are drawn to a stable in a world that isn’t always stable and calm. We may not seem to be able to manage but we come to the manger and see the baby. Loved ones are sick and feeling the stress of disease. But our pain is eased and lifted by JOY. One might feel that there is “a straw that broke the camel’s back” but there in the straw is the One who ends up carrying the weight of the world on his back.
We bow our heads, lift our hands in prayer and know it in our hearts to be true,
“the answer to me is ONLY YOU.”
Joyfully,
rtg
DVR ALERT!! ** Today Show Appearance Rescheduled for TODAY, December 22nd! Tune in to the Today Show TOMORROW morning, Wednesday, December 22nd (in the 8:30 half hour) to watch Jimmy Buffett, Robert Greenidge and the Coral Reefers perform "Winter Wonderland" from Robert's newly released CD "A Coral Reefer Christmas."
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