 |
| Merry Christmas decorations for 2015 |
We all celebrate the Christmas festive season in our own way and that is how it should be, so may I wish everyone a wonderful day today, however you are spending this time.
Last night with family I attended a candle lit Christmas Service in a tiny village in Oxfordshire. The congregation filled the church to bursting point with families and friends all, and it was truly delightful to be there with our family.
The Service was the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols whose existence came into being at the end of WWI and its format has scarcely changed since then, apart from locally chosen hymns and carols, and has been heard in many places worldwide
Later on I went to the Midnight Service at my own Church in Adderbury which begins at 11.30 pm. I actually got there at 10.45pm so had plenty of minutes to think about Christmas.
One of my thoughts was on the fact that we had a full moon shining down on all of us this year, the first such Christmas for 38 years, since December 1977. The next such time for a future Christmas will be December 2034, 19 years hence from now. Will I still be around to enjoy the spectacle, one wonders, so I did enjoy my moonlit walk to church last night, and back home too after the Service
The night was filled with a brilliant light and it was truly a glorious sight to see.
Merry Christmas everyone...
Daisy xxx
No comments:
Post a Comment