tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165917644636237355.post3575446203162295593..comments2023-07-24T09:25:38.171-04:00Comments on Music at Bethany: Quiet, snowy afternoonsMusic at Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295230801512420662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165917644636237355.post-13398218173241613332010-01-06T22:54:45.803-05:002010-01-06T22:54:45.803-05:00I wondered why you sent me a picture of a lit star...I wondered why you sent me a picture of a lit star on a Christmas tree. Now I know. Thanks.Rev. Robert Ferronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165917644636237355.post-65194397692904913802010-01-05T21:29:12.519-05:002010-01-05T21:29:12.519-05:00Clear the chaos and the clutter,
Clear our eyes th...Clear the chaos and the clutter,<br />Clear our eyes that we may see<br />All the things that really matter,<br />Be at peace and simply be.<br /><br />Speaking of clearing the chaos and the clutter… <br /><br />Today I began taking down the first of three Christmas trees in our home, the biggest one in the family room, decorated mostly with sparkly “crystal” ornaments (glass or plastic, really). I never did get the star on top to work this year, no matter what I did to try and fix it. So I finally gave up and left it on the tree as it was, unlit.<br /><br />I had just about finished removing and packing the ornaments, with not much left but a few strands of beads hanging haphazardly on the tree, when suddenly, on the eve of the Epiphany, the star lit up! Mind you, the other lights on the tree were not even plugged in! My undecorating frenzy came to complete stop. I sat peacefully and just admired the star, reflecting on the joy of this past Christmas and the things that really mattered.<br /><br />Pastor Ferro explained in Pastor’s Page in the January Bethany News that “Epiphany” actually means to “shine out” or “appear”. Of course, the sudden lighting of the star can be explained by examining a few extension cords under the tree, but I think I’d like to think of this as a reminder, as Pastor wrote, to let my light continue to shine; not the star on the tree, but the light of Jesus in my heart and life, so that it may be seen by others.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356357594519990149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165917644636237355.post-37066359583943182402010-01-05T21:21:27.887-05:002010-01-05T21:21:27.887-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356357594519990149noreply@blogger.com