it's in the air...

my favorite christmas song is Oh Holy Night, mostly because of the second verse.

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
His power and glory evermore proclaim.

More than anything I think this encompasses the meaning of Christmas. The celebration of the birth of Jesus who came to change mankind forever. Not only through the joining of family and friends during this magical time of year but through the gift of the miracle in becoming like man being God and reconciling God with His creation through the ultimate sacrifice of His life.
It is that miracle and gift that provides the impetus to love others and live in peace all in an act of gratitude to the Giver of Life, physical and eternal.

Merry Christmas, blogging friends, may your time with those you love be filled with God's peace and love as we all celebrate together the greatest gift of all.

love,
Daniela

an open invitation

hello folks,
so i wanted to remind you that you are all invited to my church on sat. for the christmas play/musical.
it's called "la jornada hacia la luz" or "the journey to the light" whichever u speak..
it will be so fun if u all come !! it's this sat. at 6 PM....royal york and lawrence (south of lawrence)
i don't know why i didn't send this in an email...but u know how things go when u haven't posted and the blog police might come and get u...lol
hope to see you all there!!
love,
d

in this corner....

HOLY SONNET X
John Donne
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ;
For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy picture[s] be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke ; why swell'st thou then ?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more ; Death, thou shalt die.

1 Corinthians 15:55

"Where, O death, is your victory?Where, O death, is your sting?"

Hosea 13:14

"I will ransom them from the power of the grave ;I will redeem them from death.

Where, O death, are your plagues?Where, O grave, is your destruction?

when ur sick at home....

and have 2 papers due...u do funny quizzes that people from work send u to make u feel better and u also don't finish the blog u started like 2 days ago...in between bouts of quizzes u sleep and wake up with distraught dreams about failling ur fifth year and not getting into grad school
neways...have a peek....