December 5: Album and prayer

Playlist: 

Disc 1

Winter Wonderland

Emmanuel

O Holy Night

Christmas Is All In The Heart

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 

Away In A Manger 

Hallelujah! 

A Strange Way To Save The World

Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song) 

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Silent Night

The Night That Christ Was Born 

Mary, Did You Know? 

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

Ave Maria 

Disc 2

Do You Hear What I Hear? 

Sing Mary Sing

 Angels We Have Heard On High 

What Child Is This? 

This Christmas (Joy To The World) 

Christmastime Is Here 

 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 

 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

 A Prayer For Every Year 

 Sweet Little Jesus Boy 

The First Noel 

 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 

 Go Tell It On The Mountain 

 O Come All Ye Faithful

Little Drummer Boy

Prayer:

God of Strength,

I need your courage.

You offer to make firm the knees that are weak.

Only you know how frightened I so often am.

And you do offer me strength.

There is the promise of your Son's coming

and knowing that you will save me.

I can't do this on my own

no matter how often I think I can.

Give me the humility to ask for your help

and open heart to accept

your healing and love in my life.

Album of the Day

Playlist:

Angels We Have Heard on High

Wassail Song

Silent Night

O Tannenbaum

Good King Wenceslas

Morning Has Broken

O Thou Joyful Day/O Little Town of Bethlehem

The First Noel/What Is This Fragrance

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

Walking in the Air

The Green Trees of Winter

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Cherry Tree Carol

Dear Lord,

Through the darkness, I look for your wisdom.

I want my heart to be open to you.

But sometimes in these days, it seems that 

so many things come between us.

Help me to be awake and aware 

of the radiance you bring to my life.

Help me to be grateful each day

for the blessings of family and friends.

Let me be a peacemaker 

in my own life, and in the world. 

Let me pray especially for this difficult world

and those who are so in need of an end to violence.

My heart begs for this as my Advent prayer today

December 3: Album and prayer

Playlist 

(while this is a 2 CD set, I only have Disc 2 now...)

Gloria

Silver Bells

Mistletoe Waltz

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Holy Night

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Ukrainian Carol

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Celebration

Coventry Carol/Noël Nouvelet

O Little Town of Bethlehem/The Holly and the Ivy

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

Hallelujah

Prayer

God of us all, 

Thank you for the gift of Mary in my life. 

I rely on her to intercede for me with her son, 

and to guide me, especially in my family.

Help me to learn the grace of humility, 

and give me the courage to say "yes" to you 

without always knowing where it will lead.

Release me from the fears that grip me, 

the pride and stubbornness 

that keep me from you and others.

Let me turn to Mary, so human, 

for an example of how I might live my own life 

more freely, more loving and more aware of you.

December 2: Album and prayers

Playlist:

Sleigh Ride

When My Heart Finds Christmas

(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus

The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

The Little Drummer Boy

Ave Maria

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

What Child Is This?

Christmas Dreaming

I Pray On Christmas

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

O Holy Night

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Prayer

Jesus, protector, 

I long for your coming. 

The promise of new light is there 

if only I can believe.

Protect me from dangers 

and lead me through the gloom and darkness 

to the joy I so long to find in you.

Lift me from my lowly sins 

and give me the promise of salvation 

with no more shame, 

only the light and saving grace of your love.

Let the ancient dream be fulfilled in you 

and peace come to this life and world.

December 1: Album and prayer for the day

Playlist includes

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Happy Holiday

The First Noel

March of the Toys

Little Jesus

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

O Little Town of Bethlehem

In dulci jubilo

Gesù bambino

Angels We Have Heard on High

An Old-Fashioned Christmas

The Christmas Waltz

Sleigh Ride

It's Christmas Time/Sleep Well, Little Children

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

Carol of the Bells

Merry Christmas Darling

Christ Is Born

O Holy Night

Home for the Holidays

Here Comes Santa Claus

Frosty the Snowman

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Good King Wenceslas

Winter Wonderland

Silver Bells

White Christmas

Ave Maria

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

Waltz of the Flowers

Little Altar Boy

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Silent Night

Prayer for the day

God of strength and protection, 

I turn to you because I need help. 

I long to be free enough 

to trust that I can lean on you.

But I become afraid. 

Help me to trust in you, Lord. 

Your strength and power 

are a gentle place of protection.

Be a safe refuge when I am being trampled. 

I long for your help, your protecting care. 

Help to deliver me from the cold 

loneliness of these dark nights.

Much needed rain

As East TN is being poured on with much needed rain, we are remembering the communities of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.  They were devastated by wild fires this week and are in need of prayers, healing, and eventually recovery.  The fact that we don't have our leaves raked doesn't seem that important in light of the recent events.