Coming home from the evening Mass, a familiar tune is playing on the radio. Silent Night, Holy Night. All is calm, all is bright. Tonight is a holy night. For this is the eve where we celebrate the birth of our Savior. It is a holy anticipation.
I've always enjoyed this night of all nights of the Christmas season. It is the culmination of the Simbang Gabi celebration where all homilies in the Mass, as well as choir performances, become the best in the lot. Then the childlike excitement of opening the gifts, concluding with a sumptuous feast of Noche Buena.
But the real joy in this night is in its silence. In silence, we can feel the Spirit of God moving among us, filling our hearts with positive love, joy and peace. It is in real silence that Jesus comes and is born in our hearts.
Parties, celebrations, gifts, food - we can live without them. But the silence of this night, it is an important condition for us to accept Jesus. And that - we can't live without.
Merry Christmas. Sssshhh :)
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