A Prayer for a Silent Night

Isaiah 43 holds a question worth sitting with: God tells His people He is doing something new and then asks, "Do you not see it?" Sometimes we do not see it because we are still looking backward. Past disappointment makes us afraid to hope again. Failure makes us hesitant to try ...  Show more

It is possible to feel like you are managing everything reasonably well — checking in with the people in your life, not overcommitting, trying to be thoughtful — and still have something important fall out of order. Not because of bad intentions, but because the most essential ch ...  Show more

Longer Version of Silent Night. The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nichol ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, from its humble beginnings in an Austrian chapel in 1818, 'Silent Night' has become one of the most popular Christmas hymns ever. Here’s the History Guy with the story of the song. Support the show ( https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donat ...  Show more

Relax and fall asleep fast to this Bible meditation for deep sleep with relaxing Christmas music for sleeping. In this bedtime story, you'll hear about a beloved carol of Christmas. Let your body sleep and your mind rest in the peaceful story of this wonderful Christmas hymn. Unl ...  Show more

"O' Holy Night, the stars are brightly shining..." and so begins the gentle carol of reflection that has touched the lives of listeners around the world. For The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, it's the carol that lifted his spirits as he lay in a London hospital battling pn ...  Show more