Canon D. I walked down the aisle to this song. I hope my daughter does too. It brings back such memories of hope, thrill, tears of joys, and the big bright future in front of us. We thought we could take the world on , no worries, always looking forward.
The Christmas Canon in D by ELO song says...
This night we pray
Our lives will show
This dream we have
Each child still knows
This night we pray
Our lives will show
This dream we have
Each child still knows
Seems appropriate for a Wedding day prayer... even though we were as far from the Lord as we could have been, having spent the previous Christmas in a hotel room in San Francisco, binging on cocaine.
We are waiting (before, but we didnt know WHAT we were waiting for)
We have not forgotten (after, now that we know , we will never forget)
On this night on this night on this very Christmas night..... I cannot go back to the way it was 9 Christmases again. I didn't know what it meant, the true meaning of Christmas. If you are not a Christian, it is about family, friends, time together, almost spiritual in the way of how "magical " for lack of a better way, it all seems. Your heart is full, you are happy to see the ones around you, and that is how it was for me every single Christmas before 2000. It was a time of year that I looked forward to.... all the traditions, the food, the get togethers, the giving! Precious memories still. Just a hole that I didnt know existed, and once i found out the truth, it was like a puzzle coming together, the hole being filled....
If you are a Christian, it is about a baby who was born some 2000 years ago, to a hurting world, a screwed up world, who would come to change my live ( and of course, yours!) , be my best friend, hold my hand, comfort me and give me utmost joy and grace! I live for him and him alone. The rest that he gives me,besides his life, is just icing on the cake. My beautiful family, my spectualar friends, even the crap I had to go through to get to where I am... somehow he makes even the worst circumstances seem okay , because he is with me always. He gives me silver linings that i never knew COULD exist, and for that I am thankful. I choke up when I hear songs like ELO's Christmas Canon in D, because I KNOW what Christmas MEANS. what he DID for me . What he DID for you and yours.
A lot of people in my life do not know Jesus , but neither did I for 26 yrs. I pray that they will someday know him like I do, but until then, I love them and am thankful to be in their life, hopefully showing them a way to have a relationship with God that doesn't involve many man made rules and really, as cliche as it sounds, is more of a relationship. There is no judging from me, but only prayers and expectation that he will change your life like he did mine 9 yrs ago.
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