tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post116698068852461325..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Post Of Christmas Past: On Hearing the LightGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167067223311088502006-12-25T09:20:00.000-08:002006-12-25T09:20:00.000-08:00Love's pure light shines here on One Cosmos for wh...Love's pure light shines here on One Cosmos for which my gratitude leaves me sans logos. Merry Christmas Bobbleheads all, you all make it easy to love.<BR/><BR/>Whaddaya think, did Santa make it to Gagboy? Did he see him? Did he hear the reindeer?Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150958111957262924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167036066105915912006-12-25T00:41:00.000-08:002006-12-25T00:41:00.000-08:00G-BOB:Our Fearless Vice-Overlord: MERRY CHRISTMAS ...G-BOB:<BR/><BR/>Our Fearless Vice-Overlord: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU and YOUR FAMILY and ESPECIALLY LITTLE GAG-BOY!! My soul Thanks You, for the unique person you are, for your faithfulness, for all you share with us here. You have The Gift that keeps on giving, and keeps us "going" forward! Thank you for reminding us of exquisite Balance, Sanity, Spirituality and Center, that we may BE In and give from, to the World.<BR/><BR/>I have a Book of Hymns & Carols, that I traditionally read and sing from on Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning:<BR/><BR/>Here is one of my Favorites for Christmas Eve:<BR/><BR/>"What Star is This,<BR/>Which Burns so Bright?"<BR/><BR/>"What Star is this, which burns so bright,<BR/>More lovely than the noonday light?<BR/>'Tis sent to announce a newborn King,<BR/>Glad tidings of our God to bring."<BR/><BR/>"'Tis now fulfilled what God decreed,<BR/>'From Jacob shall a Star proceed';<BR/>And Lo! the Eastern sages stand<BR/>to read in Heaven, the Lord's command."<BR/><BR/>"While outward signs the Star displays<BR/>An inward Light the Lord conveys,<BR/>And urges them, with force benign,<BR/>To seek the Giver of the Sign."<BR/><BR/>"True love can brook no dull delay;<BR/>Nor toil, nor dangers stop their way<BR/>Home, kindred, fatherland and all<BR/>They leave at their Creator's call."<BR/><BR/>"O, while the Star of Heavenly grace<BR/>Invites us, Lord, to seek Thy face,<BR/>May we no more that Grace repel,<BR/>Or quench that Light which shines so well!"<BR/><BR/>"To God the Father, God the Son,<BR/>And Holy Spirit, Three in One,<BR/>May every tongue and nation raise<BR/>An endless song of thankful praise!"<BR/>-Unknown-<BR/><BR/>And this is one of my Favorites on Christmas Morning:<BR/><BR/>"Christmas Morning Music"<BR/><BR/>"Music I love but ne'er a strain<BR/>Could kindle raptures so divine,<BR/>So grief assuage, so conquer pain,<BR/>And rouse this pensive heart of mine, <BR/>As that we hear on Christmas Morn,<BR/>Upon the wintry breezes borne."<BR/><BR/>"Though darkness still her empire keep,<BR/>And hours must pass, ere morning break;<BR/>From troubled dreams, or slumbers deep<BR/>That music kindly bids us wake:<BR/>It calls us, with an Angel's voice:<BR/>To Wake, to Worship and Rejoice!"<BR/><BR/>"To Greet with Joy the Glorious Morn,<BR/>Which Angels welcomed long ago,<BR/>When our Redeeming Lord was born<BR/>To bring the Light of Heaven below;<BR/>The powers of darkness to dispel<BR/>And rescue men from Death and Hell."<BR/><BR/>"While listening to that sacred strain<BR/>My raptured Spirit soars so high;<BR/>I seem to hear those songs again<BR/>Resounding through the open sky,<BR/>That kindled such divine delight,<BR/>In those who watched their flocks by night."<BR/><BR/>"With them, I celebrate His birth;<BR/>Glory to God, in highest Heaven,<BR/>Goodwill to men, and Peace on Earth,<BR/>To Us a Savior King is given;<BR/>Our God is come to claim His Own,<BR/>And satan's power is overthrown!"<BR/><BR/>"A sinless God, for sinful men<BR/>Descends to suffer and to bleed,<BR/>Hell must renounce its empire then;<BR/>The price is paid, the world is freed,<BR/>And satan's self must now confess,<BR/>That Christ has earned a right to bless."<BR/><BR/>"Now holy peace may smile from Heaven,<BR/>Heavenly Truth from Earth shall spring:<BR/>The captives chains and bonds are riven<BR/>For our Redeemer is Our King;<BR/>And He that gave His blood for men<BR/>Will lead us home to God again."<BR/><BR/>For All My New Friends and Bobbleheads Dear: <BR/>May You Have A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! and A JOYOUS NEW YEAR!!<BR/><BR/>+ PsychoPrincess +Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167028008048121462006-12-24T22:26:00.000-08:002006-12-24T22:26:00.000-08:00My offering, if you please:That glorious form, tha...My offering, if you please:<BR/><BR/>That glorious form, that light insufferable,<BR/>And that far-beaming blaze of majesty,<BR/>Wherewith He wont at heaven's high council table,<BR/>To sit the midst of Trinal Unity,<BR/>He laid aside; and here with us to be,<BR/>Forsook the courts of everlasting day, and chose with us a darksome house of clay. (John Milton)<BR/><BR/>"On hearing the light..."<BR/><BR/>Thanks all for all.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!NoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100042056270224683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167017448150711052006-12-24T19:30:00.000-08:002006-12-24T19:30:00.000-08:00garden gnomeSigh.....You may think yourself well p...garden gnome<BR/><BR/>Sigh.....<BR/><BR/>You may think yourself well placed, out there all alone in your dark tangle of leaves.<BR/>Being made of stone has made you very, yery cold.<BR/><BR/>Our lovely robinstarfish had you in mind when this was penned:<BR/><BR/>snowy christmas eve<BR/>candles light the chapel steps<BR/>let me take your coatximezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969724903834433405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167015264218413262006-12-24T18:54:00.000-08:002006-12-24T18:54:00.000-08:00Not to whiz on anyone's parade or anything, but "D...Not to whiz on anyone's parade or anything, but "Desiderata," the poem, was written by Max Ehrmann in 1927; the rector of St. Paul's Church included it in a handout to his congregation in the 1960s, and eventually the credits became obscured.<BR/><BR/>Les Crane's 1971 audio recording (Warner Bros. 7520) is credited correctly.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167014508724473032006-12-24T18:41:00.000-08:002006-12-24T18:41:00.000-08:00Peace on Earth,Goodwill toward men.***I'd like to ...Peace on Earth,<BR/>Goodwill toward men.<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>I'd like to share my favorite Santa song, and you'd have to know me to know how much a Michael W Smith song would suit me. But this one just speaks to the mom and wife in me, knowing well the men in my life have this "perfect little boy" inside them:<BR/><BR/>Last night I dreamed I was kid again<BR/>All the things I used to do I went and did again<BR/>Spent the afternoon with my best and closest friend<BR/>Wanderin' through the days we thought would never end<BR/>It was back when I'd still get things from Santa Claus<BR/>Back when he believed in me and overlooked the flaws<BR/>That can grow inside until it hides the perfect little boy inside the man<BR/><BR/>I'm not a kid anymore, but I still believe that those miracles occur<BR/>That's not something up his sleeve<BR/>And that the reindeer pull the sleigh and the elves still make the toys<BR/>Santa gives away to all the girls and boys<BR/><BR/>Tonight I'll climb back in that bed again<BR/>Try to live out all my dreams inside my head again<BR/>After Christmas Eve with my best and closest friend<BR/>Who still believes the world's greatest dad just tucked him in<BR/>And I know that he'll be looking out for Santa Claus<BR/>And I'm sure beyond a doubt he'll overlook the flaws<BR/>That will grow inside until it hides this perfect little boy inside a man<BR/><BR/>I'm not a kid anymore and I still believe that miracles occur<BR/>That's not something up his sleeve<BR/>And that the reindeer pull the sleigh and the elves do make the toys<BR/>Santa gives away to all the girls and boys.<BR/><BR/>_Clint BlackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167010132307365132006-12-24T17:28:00.000-08:002006-12-24T17:28:00.000-08:00robinstarfish:A superb Haiku.You favor us too seld...robinstarfish:<BR/><BR/>A superb Haiku.<BR/>You favor us too seldom.<BR/>Please write a few more.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167009573676492732006-12-24T17:19:00.000-08:002006-12-24T17:19:00.000-08:00God bless you and your's,and thank you for you blo...God bless you and your's,<BR/><BR/>and thank you for you blog. i have much to learn. and enjoy doing so, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167009284846254572006-12-24T17:14:00.000-08:002006-12-24T17:14:00.000-08:00snowy christmas evecandles light the chapel stepsl...snowy christmas eve<BR/>candles light the chapel steps<BR/>let me take your coatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167008550466733182006-12-24T17:02:00.000-08:002006-12-24T17:02:00.000-08:00Bob, and Crew,Y'all have had quite an impact in my...Bob, and Crew,<BR/>Y'all have had quite an impact in my house over the past few months. Lot's of liveliness, and loveliness. It's really been a pleasure!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167008287095058022006-12-24T16:58:00.000-08:002006-12-24T16:58:00.000-08:00thanks, Ben, and may the Light in the night be wit...thanks, Ben, and may the Light in the night be with you always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167005553701873442006-12-24T16:12:00.000-08:002006-12-24T16:12:00.000-08:00Bob-Thanks for the post, and humorous pics!Will-I ...Bob-<BR/>Thanks for the post, and humorous pics!<BR/><BR/>Will-<BR/>I celebrate your most excellent poetry!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas to you all!!!<BR/><BR/>Oscar is busy begging for his gift, before it spoils, or he would be howling a Merry Christmas as well.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167004799125235542006-12-24T15:59:00.000-08:002006-12-24T15:59:00.000-08:00Here's to everyone at OC.May your Christmas be joy...Here's to everyone at OC.<BR/>May your Christmas be joy and magic.<BR/><BR/>JWM<BR/><BR/>(poking cat in the ribs) Oh, yeah. Booger says(yawn- whatever) from me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167003152066982232006-12-24T15:32:00.000-08:002006-12-24T15:32:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas, all - from me and fergus the catMerry Christmas, all - <BR/><BR/>from me and fergus the catAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1167001441330481672006-12-24T15:04:00.000-08:002006-12-24T15:04:00.000-08:00Integralist:Nope.Your sins are between you & God, ...Integralist:<BR/><BR/>Nope.<BR/><BR/>Your sins are between you & God, nothing to do with me.<BR/><BR/>I pray that you get touched by that "quick incisive dart".ximezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969724903834433405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166996599939498442006-12-24T13:43:00.000-08:002006-12-24T13:43:00.000-08:00Ximeze, are you going to pray for my sins? How swe...Ximeze, are you going to pray for my sins? <BR/><BR/>How sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166993252055963002006-12-24T12:47:00.000-08:002006-12-24T12:47:00.000-08:00Integralist:You know the not funny, not ironic, an...Integralist:<BR/><BR/>You know the not funny, not ironic, and certainly not sad thing is that those of us who believe in Prayer, are doing just so for you. Never forget that.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmasximezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969724903834433405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166988565482887802006-12-24T11:29:00.000-08:002006-12-24T11:29:00.000-08:00On this, the last Sunday of Advent and Christmas E...On this, the last Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve, my favorite hymn of the season:<BR/><BR/>People, look east.<BR/>The time is near <BR/>Of the crowning of the year.<BR/>Make your house fair as you are able,<BR/>Trim the hearth and set the table.<BR/>People, look east and sing today:<BR/>Love, the Guest, is on the way.<BR/><BR/>Furrows, be glad.<BR/>Though earth is bare,<BR/>One more seed is planted there:<BR/>Give up your strength the seed to nourish,<BR/>That in course the flower may flourish.<BR/>People, look east and sing today:<BR/>Love, the Rose, is on the way.<BR/><BR/>Birds, though you long have ceased to build,<BR/>Guard the nest that must be filled.<BR/>Even the hour when wings are frozen<BR/>God for fledging time has chosen.<BR/>People, look east and sing today:<BR/>Love, the Bird, is on the way.<BR/><BR/>Stars, keep the watch.<BR/>When night is dim<BR/>One more light the bowl shall brim,<BR/>Shining beyond the frosty weather,<BR/>Bright as sun and moon together.<BR/>People, look east and sing today:<BR/>Love, the Star, is on the way.<BR/><BR/>Angels, announce with shouts of mirth<BR/>Christ who brings new life to earth.<BR/>Set every peak and valley humming<BR/>With the word, the Lord is coming.<BR/>People, look east and sing today:<BR/>Love, the Lord, is on the way.<BR/><BR/> -Eleanor Farjeon<BR/><BR/>A blessed Christmas to you all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166988014089163912006-12-24T11:20:00.000-08:002006-12-24T11:20:00.000-08:00JoyfulBlessedChrist's BirthdayCelebration AllJoyful<BR/><BR/>Blessed<BR/><BR/>Christ's Birthday<BR/><BR/>Celebration <BR/><BR/>AllAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166987401726123082006-12-24T11:10:00.000-08:002006-12-24T11:10:00.000-08:00You know the funny, ironic, and perhaps sad thing ...You know the funny, ironic, and perhaps sad thing is that I am fully with you on this post, Bob. Beautifully said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166985854067414502006-12-24T10:44:00.000-08:002006-12-24T10:44:00.000-08:00Holy words long preserved for our walk in this wor...Holy words long preserved <BR/>for our walk in this world,<BR/>Oh let the ancient words impart<BR/>Courage, peace, a loving heart.<BR/><BR/>Words of Life, words of Hope<BR/>Give us strength, help us cope<BR/>In this world, where e'er we roam<BR/>Ancient words will guide us Home.<BR/><BR/>CHORUS:<BR/>Ancient words ever true<BR/>Changing me, and changing you.<BR/>Oh let the ancient words impart<BR/>A moving, quick incisive dart.<BR/><BR/>Holy words of our Faith <BR/>Handed down to this age.<BR/>Came to us through sacrifice<BR/>Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.<BR/><BR/>Holy words long preserved <BR/>For our walk in this world.<BR/>Courage, peace, a loving heart<BR/>Oh let the ancient words impart.<BR/><BR/>CHORUS x4<BR/>A moving, quick incisive dart<BR/>Oh let the ancient words impart.<BR/><BR/>Ancient Words<BR/>(Michael W. Smith)<BR/><BR/>This one gets me everytime I hear it: a quick incisive dart.ximezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969724903834433405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166984802004800992006-12-24T10:26:00.000-08:002006-12-24T10:26:00.000-08:00Poems in the spirit of Christmas unKnowing - SILEN...Poems in the spirit of Christmas unKnowing - <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>SILENCE<BR/><BR/>he who grasps for the silence,<BR/><BR/> loses it;<BR/><BR/>silence cannot<BR/><BR/> find him.<BR/><BR/> he who lets go,<BR/><BR/> falls;<BR/><BR/>silence catches him<BR/><BR/> in the air.<BR/><BR/> only he who is silent<BR/><BR/> knows silence;<BR/><BR/>only silence knows<BR/><BR/> Itself.<BR/><BR/> and the angel said:<BR/><BR/> creation did not <BR/><BR/> thunder forth;<BR/><BR/>It was whispered<BR/><BR/> out of the Silence.<BR/><BR/> the fingers that spun <BR/><BR/> the Word’s infinity<BR/><BR/>drew ink from<BR/><BR/> the well of Silence.<BR/><BR/> silence rests in the<BR/><BR/> urn of the heart;<BR/><BR/>do not seek its center<BR/><BR/> for its center is everywhere.<BR/><BR/> and the angel said:<BR/><BR/> within the starry universe<BR/><BR/> of the manger: <BR/><BR/>the Silence of<BR/><BR/> ten billion suns - <BR/><BR/><BR/>CELEBRATE<BR/><BR/>I celebrate<BR/><BR/>The me that is outside myself,<BR/><BR/>Effortless, swift<BR/><BR/>In the horn of night,<BR/><BR/>Conjuring angels from the lamp light - <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>I celebrate<BR/><BR/>The me that wakes in the dream<BR/><BR/>Like Jonah awakening<BR/><BR/>In the whale-womb,<BR/><BR/>Wise infant in a blue cocoon - <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>I celebrate <BR/><BR/>The silence that falls through me<BR/><BR/>Like a shout falling from the sky <BR/><BR/>Like the silence a moment before <BR/><BR/>Existence leapt from Nothing’s door – <BR/><BR/>c. wcm 12/06Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166983248569864062006-12-24T10:00:00.000-08:002006-12-24T10:00:00.000-08:00Here's an additional memorable quote, from an anon...Here's an additional memorable quote, from an anonymous churchgoer who wrote this in Old St. Paul's Churc in Baltimore in 1692--<BR/><BR/>DESIDERATA<BR/><BR/>GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE & HASTE, & REMEMBER WHAT peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. *** Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. (*) Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1166982744302839252006-12-24T09:52:00.000-08:002006-12-24T09:52:00.000-08:00Bob's post just made me think of Silent Night...Si...Bob's post just made me think of Silent Night...<BR/><BR/>Silent night, holy night<BR/>All is calm, all is bright<BR/>Round yon Virgin Mother and Child<BR/>Holy Infant so tender and mild<BR/>Sleep in heavenly peace<BR/>Sleep in heavenly peace<BR/><BR/>Silent night, holy night!<BR/>Shepherds quake at the sight<BR/>Glories stream from heaven afar<BR/>Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!<BR/>Christ, the Saviour is born<BR/>Christ, the Saviour is born<BR/><BR/>Silent night, holy night<BR/>Son of God, love's pure light<BR/>Radiant beams from Thy holy face<BR/>With the dawn of redeeming grace<BR/>Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth<BR/>Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth<BR/><BR/>To paraphrase Fr. Guido Sarducci - Peace on all of you (my brothers and sisters in Christ)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com