Christmas Song Blog: Day 3 –The First Noel

No massive reflection today. I went to church. I helped our Sunday-school kids write their Christmas play and was blown away with how good they are at this Christmas stuff. They are all fully aware of the current political situation, and they all made allusions to not just the election, but to the issues behind it.  They wanted to send a Christmas message about what humans want isn’t always what God knows we need. They’re calling the play A Different Kind of King.

I’m sure I’ll write more on the play itself in the coming weeks, but for today, listening to them work, I felt better than I have in weeks.The old merged with the new, using an ancient message to renew our sense of hope.

In that vein, I’m sharing a more modern take on a truly a classic hymn.   I hope you enjoy it.