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Magnificat

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my saviour,

for you, Lord, have looked with favour on your lowly

servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

You, the almighty, have done great things for me,

and holy is your name.

You have shown strength with your arm

and scattered the proud in their conceit,

casting down the mighty from their thrones

and lifting up the lowly.

You have filled the hungry with good things

and sent the rich away empty.

You have come to the aid of your servant Israel,

to remember the promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our forebears,

to Abraham and to his children for ever.

(from Luke 1)

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In ADVENT the Church changes gear,

as once again we hear the Baptist’s cry

of “repent” and the message of the

angel to Mary and we look to the birth

of the Christ Child. As at that first Advent, so now the Holy Land is in

the midst of turbulent times with Isaiah’s vision and prophecy of peace

seemingly as distant as ever. The journey to Bethlehem is a journey of

discovery as we make room for him for whom there was indeed no

room, either in the inn or in our world. Proclaimed by angels as the

Prince of Peace; found by shepherds who left their flocks by night;

worshipped by star-led magi from the east with gifts for the new born

king; the Christ Child seeks our response on that holy night when we

see God in human form.

This month’s Magazine includes all the details of our Christmas services.

There are two additional special services this year.

Choral Evensong on Sunday 9 December will also celebrate the life of

the painter A E Borthwick. You can see two of his paintings in the

north choir aisle. “The Presence” (see page 5) is probably our most

famous painting and visitors come from all over the world to see it. The

artist painted this work in the Cathedral, where he and his wife were

married, and it shows a kneeling figure with the Risen Christ behind her

with his hand raised to bless or to absolve, and with the High Altar in

the distance. A E Borthwick was born in 1871 and died on 7th

December 1955 and there will be some appropriate music of his period

for Evensong. After Choral Evensong there will be a Reception in the

Resurrection Chapel. A E Borthwick’s great-nephew Henry Borthwick

and his wife Elspeth will be joining us for the occasion. They have kindly

lent us some previously unexhibited Borthwick family drawings and

preliminary sketches which will be on display.

Christmas and Cathedrals and carols all go hand in hand. In addition to

our two Services of Nine Lessons and Carols (22 and 24 December at

7.30pm), this year Christian Aid has asked us to host their ‘Big

Christmas Sing’ on Sunday 16 December at 3.30pm as part of its UK-

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From the Registers

Baptism

James Arnold Fotheringham

Funerals

Shirley Jeffrey

Ann Clapton

wide campaign to stamp out world poverty (see page 12). We are

privileged to do so. The Cathedral Choir will be joined by choirs and

congregations from other churches in town: afterwards there will be

mince pies in the Resurrection Chapel.

The Cathedral’s AGM was on the last Sunday in November. The

reports from all our committees and groups revealed just how much

activity is going on in and around the Cathedral. AGMs are always

interested in finance. I was able to report on a most welcome increase

in income, but price increases have more than wiped out that increase.

The Cathedral remains in a healthy state, generous legacies this past

year have certainly helped, but as always our largest single and most

robust source of income is what individual members give to the

Cathedral, week in week out. Work on the new medical centre is

scheduled to begin in January and to last 12 months. Income from this in due course will be used to fund capital projects for the Cathedral.

Bethlehem and 2013 beckon.

Exactly as in that stable so the

Cathedral’s doors will remain open,

so that all, including shepherds and

wise men and women, may come

and kneel at his crib.

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The Presence by A E Borthwick, 1910

Alfred Edward BORTHWICK (1871-1955)

Born Scarborough, 22 Apr 1871. Studied at Edinburgh School of Art,

Antwerp and Academie Julian, Paris under Bouguereau and Tony

Fleury. Served in Boer War with Scottish Sharpshooters and in 1st

World War. Exhibited at the Royal Academy seven times any many

other galleries (including the Paris Salon 1895-1924). President Royal

Scottish Society of Painters 1931. Died 7 December 1955.

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Crossword set by Elaine McCulloch Smith Solution in the February Magazine

Clues

Scripture clues are always to be found in King James’s Authorised Version Across

1 A light to lighten the ............................ (8) Luke 2 5 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith ............... (6) John 1

9 A person who inspires or influences others (8) 10 Numeral e.g. three as in the Wise Men (6)

12 Family who ruled Florence in 16th century, or producers of modern Christmas cards (6) 13 Arise .................. (5) Isaiah 60

16 Instruction for making Christmas cake (6) 17 Slender long-tailed American lizard with an alert manner and jerky gait (8)

20 among the Princes of Juda; for out of thee shall come a .......(8) Matt 2 21 And Mary abode with her for about three months, and returned to .............

(3,3) Luke 1 23 Adjusted (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch (5)

25 Composer of The Messiah (6) 28 Number of pipers piping on the day before the twelfth day of Christmas (6)

29 Large scale narrative musical work for orchestra and voices, eg Bach’s Christmas one (8)

30 Open ......................, magic formula in pantomime, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (6)

31 Wrapped in garments or cloth, especially a baby (8)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

11

12 13

14 15

16 17 18

19

20 21

22

23 24 25

26 27

28 29

30 31

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Down

1 Melchior’s gift (4) 2 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying His .............. (4) Luke 1

3 He kept the establishment where there was no room for Mary and Joseph (9) 4 An insect (6)

6 Small ornamental cases for needles, cosmetics and other articles (5) 7 Instrumental parts, integral to pieces of music, and should not be omitted (10)

8 Indian tea (10) 11 In him was life; and the life was the ........ (5) John 1

14 shall come to thy light, and kings to the ................. (10) Isaiah 60 15 Animals that feed on carrion (10)

18 Led musical life of a cathedral (9) 19 Fine quality coffee (5)

22 Our Patron Saint (6) 24 The angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in one before Jesus was born (5)

26 Extra seed covering e.g. red fleshy cup around a yew seed (4) Eph 4 27 In the beginning was the ......................... (4) John 1

Solution to November crossword

E D I T H C A V E L L

M R R O I N G I

A C I D I F I E D T O U R S

R C S S A R L

G O L D S T A N D A L O N E

A I S N Z

R O D S T A B L E C L O T H

E D T I I E N I

T R E E O F L I F E K I N G

L W E Z H

H E L E N H O U S E C A L L

U H R I G T A

G U P T A M O Z A R T I A N

H O L E E O O D

W I L F R E D O W E N

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Introducing The Revd John McLuckie, Vice-Provost

I was trying to think of the best way to

introduce myself and decided against

giving you anything much in the way of

biography because I wasn't sure that

would tell you very much! So instead, I

thought I might indulge myself by telling

you a little about some of the things I am

currently enjoying because I think that

says more than where I've been and

what I've done.

Books. I love reading novels, especially

ones that unsettle my sense of how

things appear to be. The next one in my

waiting-to-be-read pile is Orhan Pamuk's early novel, Silent House. I

also enjoy books about travel, history and place and am enjoying Sara

Maitland's new book on forests and fairy stories, Gossip from the

Forest.

Music. My latest purchases include Brahms' symphonies and more of

Bach's cantatas. For more recent music, I listen to a lot of jazz and

have just got my hands on the latest album by the American trio, The

Bad Plus. I play fiddle rustily and prefer it when people dance to

cover the duff notes.

Food. When I'm not cooking up curries (apologies to upstairs

neighbours) I'm happy to eat pretty much anything from the sea.

Places. I am drawn to anywhere with old buildings, good vistas,

woodland and water. Edinburgh scores fairly high but southern

France pips it if you add in the weather factor...

Paintings. We are well off for good art in Edinburgh and I am

always happy to spend time with storms by William MacTaggart,

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forests by Meindert Hobbema, colour by Howard Hodgkin and

anything by Rembrandt.

Spirituality. I am drawn to silence and to good liturgy and find that

God is present in surprising places, including all of what I've mentioned

above! I enjoy theology but think that God is more to be

encountered than discussed. Reading the Bible is important to me and

I find it helps when I discover how others have read it before.

Services between Christmas and Epiphany

Please note that there will be no 11.30 Eucharist on Thursdays

between Christmas and Epiphany. For details of services during this

time, please see the Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Services and Music

list. Services and Music details for the remainder of January will be

available later in December.

Planning ahead for

LENT 2013

Once more, members of congregations in West and Central

Edinburgh will be joining together in small groups for friendship,

study & prayer during Lent. Please look out for full information

and application forms available by mid January.

Anyone who would be interested to help us decide

which study material to use in 2013 is invited to an

Open Meeting

on Monday 7 January at 8pm at Helen Hood’s home

For more information, please email lentgroups@gmail.com

or contact Helen via the Cathedral office

Ash Wednesday 2013 - 13 February

Easter Day 2013 – 31 March

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Magnificat Baroque settings of Mary's song

in the candlelit St Mary's Cathedral

including Bach's Magnificat

Saturday 15th December at 6pm

The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral

and

Cathedral Baroque Leader: Ruth Slater

Conducted by

Duncan Ferguson

Soloists:

Susan Hamilton

Emma Versteeg Beth Mackay

Andrew Tipple

Duration 60 minutes

Followed by

refreshments

Tickets:

£12/£10/£5

Available at the door

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SUPPORT FOR OUR NEXT CATHEDRAL CHOIR CD

The Cathedral Choir will shortly be recording its next CD. The CD

will be music by the sixteenth-century composer John Sheppard.

CD recordings encourage choir membership and raise the profile of

both the Choir and the Cathedral.

Recent CDs have gained international critical acclaim, including two

Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, two 'Outstanding' ratings

from International Record Review, and 5 stars from BBC Music

Magazine, as well as lots of airplay on BBC radio and Classic FM.

Like all CDs released by the Cathedral Choir, they do not come

cheap, and it costs the Cathedral Music Society around £4,000 for each project.

For the next CD, we are asking if any members of the congregation

might feel able to support the recording project by making

donations towards it.

Significant donors will be acknowledged in the CD booklet and

invited to attend a special launch concert with talk and reception

about the project.

You can also give your support

by pre-ordering the CD. There

is a special pre-order price of

£10. Orders to the Cathedral

Office please.

For more details, please contact

the Master of the Music,

Duncan Ferguson, or the

Cathedral Office.

Choir CDs make ideal

Christmas presents.

You can buy them from

the Cathedral Office

during the week.

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Sunday 16 December 2012 St Mary's Cathedral, 3.30pm

Christian Aid Lessons & Carols

Join city choirs and congregations for

carol singing and Christian Aid stories

from around the world, followed by

mulled wine and mince pies.

For further information contact

Christian Aid on 0131 220 1254

or visit

www. christianaid.org.uk/scotland

Suggested donation: £5

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Special Services and Music for Advent and Christmas

Advent Sunday, 2nd December

6.30pm Advent Carol Service

Sunday 9th December

3.30pm Memorial Evensong

A.E. Borthwick - Painter of ‘The Presence’

Saturday 15th December

6pm Magnificat (duration 1 hour)

The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral and Cathedral Baroque

Settings by Buxtehude, Schütz and J.S.Bach

Tickets £12/£10/£5 available at the door

Sunday 16th December

3.30pm Christian Aid Big Christmas Sing

Saturday 22nd December

7.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday, 23rd December

7.30pm Silent Night, Holy Night

An hour of words, music and silence

Christmas Eve

4.00pm Crib Service

A short telling of the Christmas story with carols and mince pies.

Suitable for children of all ages.

7.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

11.30pm Midnight Mass Setting: Victoria Missa O magnum mysterium

Preacher: The Provost

Christmas Day 8.00am Holy Communion

10.30am Christmas Eucharist With Nativity Tableau: all children are invited to take part

Setting: Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai

Preacher: The Bishop

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The Book Group

We meet about six times a year

to discuss a wide range of books.

We have not yet arranged dates

or books for 2013, but look out

for details in the service sheets.

The Book Group is open to all

and we are always looking for

new people to join.

Please contact Mike Sinclair or the

Cathedral Office for more

information.

Christmas music for choir, brass and organ

by Praetorius and Scheidt with 20th century carols

Edinburgh University Singers, Director John Kitchen

Chapter House Singers, Director Les Shankland

Seasonal Refreshments

Saturday 8th December 2012 St Mary’s Cathedral

7.30pm

Tickets £10, concessions £8

From choir members, at the door, or

see: www.chapterhousesingers.com

Accompanied Children free

An Early Christmas

Words and Beyond Theme: Out of Darkness

Monday 28th January, 7.30pm

Bring along a poem, book,

artwork, CD or other work

that you enjoy to share with

the group at an evening of

informal discussion with the

theme Out of Darkness.

Meet at Fiona Park's home

(details from the Cathedral

Office). All welcome.

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2013

What does God require of us?

The British and Irish resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2013

are based on the international material compiled this year by the Student

Christian Movement of India (SCMI), along with the All India Catholic University

Federation and the National Council of Churches in India. In reflecting on the

significance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity they decided that in a

context of great injustice to Dalits in India and in the Church, the search for

visible unity cannot be disassociated from the dismantling of casteism and the

contribution to unity by the poorest of the poor. Casteism results in the Dalits

being socially marginalized, politically under-represented, economically exploited

and culturally subjugated. Almost 80% of Indian Christians have a Dalit

background.

During the Week of Prayer, Christians all over the world will explore in

ecumenical fellowship what it means to do justice, to love kindness and to walk

humbly with God (Micah 6:8). This theme is developed over the eight days by

the metaphor of walking. For Dalit communities, the walk towards liberation is

inseparable from the walk towards unity. So our walk with Dalits this week, and

with all who yearn for justice, is an integral part of the prayer for Christian unity.

Christians in India should reject caste divisions, just as Christians worldwide

should not accept the divisions among them: “Is Christ divided?” (1 Corinthians

1:13). As we gather to pray for the unity which Christ wills for his Church, we

are called to break down such walls of divisions among and between us.

We shall be hosting the annual joint service with Palmerston Place Church for

the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday 20 January at 10.30am. Do

come along and help welcome friends old and new from the congregation. You

may also like to make use of the excellent material provided for reflection

during the octave of prayer, the production of which is overseen by Andrew

Barr, and which can be found at www.ctbi.org.uk/weekofprayer

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REMINDER!!

CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL COLLECTION DAY IS SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER

As indicated in the November edition of Magnificat our annual

collection of Christmas shoeboxes for young homeless people will

take place on

Sunday 16th December 2012 after the 10.30am service.

The shoeboxes will be distributed to young homeless people in

Edinburgh who use the services of the Rock Trust or the Stopover

Hostel in Grove Street. The number of young people using the

services of these agencies continues to grow and we hope you will

support this appeal so we can provide a shoebox for everyone.

We invite you to bring along a shoebox covered in festive paper and

containing an unwrapped selection of everyday items suitable for a

young man or woman aged 16 to 25 years. Suggested contents are

sweets, socks, gloves, scarf, puzzle book, pen, shower gel (no razors

or aerosols please). Please label the box as suitable for male or

female.

The boxes will be collected at the end of the 10.30am service on

Sunday 16th December and distributed to agencies that day.

If you wish to donate a box and cannot

come along on 16th December boxes can

be left with the vergers in the preceding

week.

Further details are in the exhibition on

the notice boards in the north aisle.

Thank you for your support!

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Caring Christmas Trees

Buying a Caring Christmas Tree is simple but has a huge impact.

When you buy your Caring Christmas Tree, you become part of a

growing movement of people who refuse to accept the status quo.

Bethany’s services meet people where they are. Every day, we offer

a lifeline to people in crisis, yet our work is far from a quick fix. We

support people right the way through to independence, where they

can realise their potential and take their place in their community.

Homelessness is complex and can affect anyone. No-one is

immune. Relationships break down, addictions ruin lives and

financial security can crumble in an instant. We are determined to

do more than get people off the streets this winter. With your

support we will tackle the underlying causes of homelessness so no-

one needs to sleep rough this Christmas.

Caring Christmas Trees are freshly-cut, grade 1 standard Nordman

Firs, grown in Scotland in managed, sustainable tree farms. Our

trees are grown especially to be future Christmas trees. We don’t

just go into the forest and chop down trees willy-nilly – our trees

are grown as crops so once they are harvested more are replanted,

which helps to manage our countryside and green spaces.

To order visit http://www.caringchristmastrees.com/edinburgh

The Tree Order Hotline is 0845 111 8733, and the lines are open

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

If you want to collect on Friday 7th / Saturday 8th December, the

deadline is 12 noon on Monday 3rd December.

If you want to collect on Friday 14th / Saturday 15th December, the

deadline is 12 noon on Monday 10th December 2012.

Buy your tree today and change Scotland for good - every tree

purchased changes a life for the better.

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The Cathedral Walkers

DO YOU LIKE TO WALK? DO YOU LIKE TO TALK?

Why not join the Cathedral Walkers where we do both!

We meet once a month on the first Thursday for a leisurely walk. In

addition, if someone is willing to organise it, we go for a walk “out of

working hours”.

We use public transport in each direction – so don’t worry if you do

not have access to a car.

Report on a recent walk

Day Time Walk - Thursday 1st November

It was a fine day as 8 of us set off from North Berwick. We walked

along the John Muir Way to Dirleton where we had lunch at the

Dirleton Gallery. After lunch we continued our walk to Gullane. The

total distance was 6.75 miles giving us plenty of opportunity to chat

along the way.

Forthcoming Day Time Walks

The December walk will be on Thursday 6th December 2012

Details are as follows:

The walk on 6th December starts at the

Tesco supermarket on Broughton Road,

Canonmills at 10.30. We will be walking by

footpaths to Granton, then through

interesting redeveloped and redeveloping

areas and parkland until we descend to the

Silverknowes esplanade. There are various

points where the walk can be cut short if

required or it can be continued to Cramond for lunch.

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The January walk will be on Thursday 3rd January 2013

Details are as follows:

We will walk along the water front from Portobello to Prestonpans.

The total distance is about 6½ miles along mainly level and firm

pathways with only one incline. This route has a number of “escape

points” for those who would prefer to have a shorter walk.

Since we are no longer in comfortable “picnic weather” we plan to

finish our walk at the Gothenburg Tavern in Prestonpans. The ‘Goth’

has been awarded the Best Pub Food in East Lothian Award and it will

supply anything from soup and a sandwich to main meals.

As usual I will be sending details to everyone on my email list but newcomers always are welcome – please let me know if you would

like to join us.

John Spencer

Please note the next Fresh Start collection will be

on Sunday 2 December 2012 in the Resurrection

Chapel after the Service.

Please note there will be no Fresh Start collection

in January – the next one will be on Sunday

3 February 2013.

Should you wish to donate before this or at any other time, goods

can be taken to:

Fresh Start 22-24 Ferry Road Drive Edinburgh EH4 4BR

Telephone 0131 476 7741

Thank you

Please note Christmas and New Year Holidays:

Fresh Start Office closed: 24 December-3 January 2013.

Fresh

Start

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Men's Group

The Men's Group meets on Thursday

6 December 2012 and then on Monday

21 January 2013 before continuing with a twice-monthly schedule of meetings on

Mondays and Thursdays. Please contact

Adrian Tupper or the Office for more

information.

Men's Prayer Group

We meet on the first Sunday of each

month at 9am in Old Coates House. More

information from Mike Sinclair.

North West Edinburgh Food Bank

Further to my article in last month’s Magnificat I am pleased to report

that a few people from the Cathedral attended the information meeting

and as a result have decided to sign up as volunteers at the new north- west food bank which covers postcodes EH4, EH5 and EH12.

It is a sad fact that food banks are necessary in the present day in order

to respond in emergencies to people who otherwise would have

nothing to eat. This new one will meet the needs of local people in

crisis and already food parcels have been delivered to people.

Volunteers are sought to make this new

food bank a viable venture as it is clear there

is a need which likely will continue to grow.

If you wish to find out more you can obtain

information online from

www.edinburghnw.foodbank.org.uk or

telephone 0131 202 9130 or else speak to

me or Nancy Steel.

Edith Spencer – Outreach Convenor

Christmas Collating

As usual there will be lots

of extra collating in

December for Christmas

service sheets.

If you would like to help

please look out in the

weekly service sheet

notices for dates and

times.

Thank you!

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Fair Trade Christmas

There will be an extended

One World Stall with a wide range

of wrapping paper, gifts and

Christmas food on

Sundays 2nd and 9th December.

If you can help with the stall please

contact Elaine Appleby via the

Cathedral Office.

Cathedral Christmas cards £4 for 10 cards with envelopes, or 50p per card with envelope

This year’s Cathedral

Christmas cards feature a

picture of choristers lighting

candles at last year’s Carol

Service. The size is A5 -

suitable for standard inland

postage. They are available

to buy after the 10.30

Cathedral Eucharist on

Sundays, and from the

Cathedral Office during the

week.

Christmas Flowers

If anyone would like to help to arrange the Christmas flowers, please

come along on Saturday 22nd December at 10.a.m.

We need pieces of variegated holly and large (Cathedral size!)

branches of green Christmas foliage (e.g. branches of spruce). If you

can help, please bring them along any time from Sunday 16th

December and leave them in the King Charles Chapel.

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King Charles Service 2013

The annual Royal Martyr Church Union Service will be held in the

Cathedral at 11.30 am on Thursday 31st January 2013. This may seem

rather advance notice, but the next magazine is not until the February issue, which is after the event! As usual the Service will be the 1637

Scottish Liturgy, at which the choir will sing the anthem. Bishop John

will be the celebrant.

The preacher this year will be the Very Rev. Dr. Gilleasbuig Macmillan,

Minister of St Giles Cathedral, the High Kirk of Edinburgh, who is also

Dean of the Order of the Thistle. It is most appropriate that

Gilleasbuig should be the preacher as St Giles became a Cathedral by

order of King Charles, when he founded the Diocese of Edinburgh in

1633. St Giles was also, of course, the setting a few years later for the

unhappy first authorised use of the 1637 Liturgy.

After the Service there will be refreshments in the Chapter House, to

which all are welcome, and a chance to meet Dr Macmillan and to

'toast' the Diocese of Edinburgh.

Canon Allan Maclean

DO JOIN US!

If you would like to find out more about what is happening in

the Cathedral and/or wish to become a member, please fill in

your details below and hand this form to one of the Clergy.

Name:

Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Date:

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Light a Candle

It was Christmas Eve

And the world stood still

Just for a moment

Waiting

Wondering

Hoping

Might it be that this time

This time of all times

The promise would be fulfilled

And the wars would end

And the crying cease

And the people join hands in unity?

Waiting

Wondering

Hoping

Might it be this time

This time of all times?

Tim Carter

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