My favorite part of Christmas Eve has long been the candlelight service at our church. At the end of the service we pass the flame to one another while singing “Silent Night”. All the other lights in the sanctuary are turned off and by the end of the song everyone is holding a lit candle and the sanctuary glows with light and holiness. In that moment, no matter how hectic other parts of the holiday have been, I am suffused with peace and it finally feels like Christmas.
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