Kick-off the Christmas Season
We went to the Casting Crowns concert last night. It was a great show, all Christmas! What a wonderful way to kick off Advent & the Christmas season.
We are doing a new Advent activity book w/the family this year. It has a simple, daily activity for the family. What special traditions do you have for Christmas?
Last night, Mark Hall, said two things that pierced my heart:
1. Situational peace from a great day or good time w/friends will not sustain you. It's the peace of God we need for our lives.
2. He wrote the song "While You Were Sleeping" when he realized the hymn Little Town of Bethlehem was about how the town slept through Christ coming to earth. It's playing for your listening pleasure. Check out the lyrics...
Oh little town of Bethlehem
Looks like another silent night
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
A giant star lights up the sky
And while you're lying in the dark
There shines an everlasting light
For the King has left His throne
And is sleeping in a manger tonight
Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
For God became a man
And stepped into your world today
Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping
Oh little town of Jerusalem
Looks like another silent night
The Father gave His only Son
The Way, the Truth, the Life had come
But there was no room for Him in the world He came to save
Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today
Jerusalem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping
United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we're sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we're lying in the dark
There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night
America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping
Will we be sleeping
United States of America
Looks like another silent night
We are doing a new Advent activity book w/the family this year. It has a simple, daily activity for the family. What special traditions do you have for Christmas?
1. Situational peace from a great day or good time w/friends will not sustain you. It's the peace of God we need for our lives.
2. He wrote the song "While You Were Sleeping" when he realized the hymn Little Town of Bethlehem was about how the town slept through Christ coming to earth. It's playing for your listening pleasure. Check out the lyrics...
Oh little town of Bethlehem
Looks like another silent night
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
A giant star lights up the sky
And while you're lying in the dark
There shines an everlasting light
For the King has left His throne
And is sleeping in a manger tonight
Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
For God became a man
And stepped into your world today
Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping
Oh little town of Jerusalem
Looks like another silent night
The Father gave His only Son
The Way, the Truth, the Life had come
But there was no room for Him in the world He came to save
Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today
Jerusalem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping
United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we're sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we're lying in the dark
There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night
America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping
Will we be sleeping
United States of America
Looks like another silent night
some great pics from the concert. i bet it was a great time. we do advent too 12 days before Christmas! Hope to see ya soon!!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful reminder of where our Peace is and why we are celebrating this Christmas Season. I am SO glad that He came!
ReplyDeleteBe blessed!
Jen
what a beautiful post! Loved the pix
ReplyDeleteGreat post.. loved the pictures!!
ReplyDeleteHey...I want to know more about this advent activity thing...please share!! Also, great pics! The concert was great! Does your neck hurt from the concert, though??
ReplyDeleteLooks like you all had a great time. You've been one busy girl!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a FAN-TAB-U-LOUS time! Our fam loves them too!
ReplyDeleteYour reminder about the real reason for the season was timely to say the least.
Thank you.
I love the picture of you and your hubby! Looks like you had tons of well deserved fun!
ReplyDeleteI bet that was a great concert! Those pictures turned out really good. Missed you today. :)
ReplyDeleteThe concert looked like fun! If only I had a babysitter, you just hate to ask grandparents, needless to say we stay home alot.
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