I find myself in the atypical position of going through hundreds of Christmas songs right during passion week this year, and it’s kind of a strange sensation. It’s been pretty enjoyable, really. In celebration of the church’s 30th anniversary, we are preparing, for the largest Christmas program our church has even attempted, and I am finding that the more somber mood that I often feel this time of year is being overwhelmed with joy and a sense of anticipation!
Not that I don’t feel joy at Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. But looking at both kinds of music at the same time helps me to see that God always does what He does with the end in mind. He KNEW as He was fulfilling all the Messianic prophecies that His beautiful Son would be born for the purpose of living a perfect life, and yet a perfect life with the ultimate end of sacrificing himself for us on a painful cross, so that we could have a connection with the Father that cannot be severed by the things of this world. But to him, it was worth all that.
I love Christmas! And, I love Easter! I love my church and look forward to celebrating his resurrection with music and with passion and with prayer and wholehearted fellowship. God is soooo good.