2015 taught me a lot about friendships. How and who to trust, and when to let go when the relationship becomes toxic or one-sided. There is nothing wrong with setting boundaries for your heart. ❤
As written and performed by Jessica Murdoch for the Christmas Eve Services at Salem Alliance Church on December 24th, 2015
(Spoken Word & Art Collaboration introduction begins at the 23:32 time stamp in the LiveStream Video)
‘Twas not the silent night of old
tradition leads us to believe;
perhaps the greatest story told
is the ‘Unspoken Christmas Eve.’
Both fully-God and fully-man,
fulfilling holy prophecy,
the Rock on which the Church would stand
bore humble birth and ancestry.
Come sit, come hear the Tale of Times
retold in careful word and script;
there’s much to read between the lines
revealed anew each year, for it’s
beyond the text, beyond the page,
these people, places, feeling, thought,
define a Faith that’s without age
because of Love, because of God.
‘Twas the eve before Christmas and all through downtown, not a single soul resting—no time to slow down! With twinkle lights hung (precarious in the rain) in hopes that next year this won’t happen again. The wish lists were gripped, e’en taken to beds, while visions of bright price tags danced in their heads. Our customs, traditions—how stressors do climb! This season merely asks: “Spend less money; more time.” – Written by J.M. Murdoch (c)2015 – [This imperfect poem is a nod to “The Night Before Christmas,” first published anonymously on December 23rd, 1823 in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in upstate New…
