Καλα Χριστουγεννα! Linksmų Kalėdų!: It's True

Happy Christmas Eve Eve Readers!

Do you know what the words in my post mean? Merry Christmas, of course! In two languages I wish I knew- Greek and Lithuanian!

It's that time of year again when we celebrate the birth of a baby who would change the world through His life, death, and resurrection. There is so much hope tied to the "reason for the season" of this holiday: hope for change, hope for redemption, hope for Love, and hope for Grace.

A time when we can pause. Pause in our shuffling and bustling. Pause to consider hope and Love. A peaceful pause.

A part of a Norman Rockwell painting from a Christmas book. The board in between the church doors reads "Lift Up Thine Eyes"

I want to extend an invitation to pause in reflection of the Christmas holiday. The YouTube clip below plays a song by Sara Groves that has become one of my favorite Christmas songs this year. If you listen carefully, I think you will hear more about this hope to be found in the celebration of Jesus' birth.

Take a pause from the hustle and bustle of the day. Listen, and in your pause, enjoy!

Here are the lyrics!

In your heart you
hope it's true
though you hold no expectation
in the deepest part of you
there's an open hesitation

but it's true
kingdoms and crowns
a God who came down to find you
it's true
Angels on high
sing through the night alleluia

heard it told you
think it's odd
the whole thing fraught with complication
the play begins with
baby God
and all His blessed implications

but it's true
kingdoms and crowns
a God who came down to find you
it's true
Angels on high
sing through the night alleluia

alleluia, alleluia

Oh it's true
kingdoms and crowns
a God who came down to find you
it's true
Angels on high
sing through the night alleluia