Calm in the Middle of Chaos
The Silent Night was not so silent. Everything was chaos, except for one Baby in a manger.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth Peace among those with whom God is pleased!
Peace is calm in the chaos.
Not the removal of chaos.
The Silent Night wasn’t so silent.
In the days before light pollution, shepherds out in the fields at night would be a pitch black night.
Then an angel full of light appears.
Then a multitude of heavenly host, each one full of light, appears.
What happens to you when you turn on a light in darkness?
What would happen if you turned on a spotlight in your eyes in full darkness?
What would happen if you turned on a thousand spotlights in your eyes in a cave?
That’s getting closer to the laser light show these angels would have displayed for the shepherds.
This night was chaos. For the shepherds. For Mary. For Joseph. For whomever’s animal stall Mary & Joseph was using.
But Jesus.
Personified calm in the middle of chaos.