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I am joining Elisabeth from The Dirigible Plum in writing a Haiku-A-Day during the month of December.
Tuesday Slice of Life and Haiku-A-Day December Challenge #25:
"Silent Night"
"Silent Night"
Since I was a small child, one of my favorite traditions is attending Christmas Eve worship with my family. In my opinion, one of the best parts of Christmas Eve service is when our congregation sings the nineteenth century carol "Silent Night." At our church, each person - regardless of age - participates in lighting a candle (or using a glow stick, as most of the youngest children do) as we sing this two hundred-year-old carol:
Christmas Eve stillness:
"Silent Night" candlelight song.
Hope illuminates.
Thanks to your intro and haiku, I can picture the quiet lighting of the candles as your voices rise. Happy holidays!
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DeleteSo lovely - the essence of the song and the season are so well-captured in your haiku. And what a great writing challenge! Merry Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I also thought about writing about how this carol was born out of chaos...and how God isn't always found in the still and quiet!
DeleteIt's been a long time since I've been to a Christmas Eve service. Your slice and haiku made me wish this was still a tradition we followed. Maybe we'll try to start again!
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