[Faith-talk] Good Night Message for Sunday, December 9 2012

[Paul]

Well folks, it's that time again, time for us North Americans to prepare to retire for the night unless, of course, you're already there, in which case you'll be reading this at another time.  For those of you in Australia it's about your lunch time, whereas you in New Zealand are hopefully enjoying a pleasant afternoon.  And, for you in Europe or the UK, as this is being written, it's practically the middle of the night.  I hope that your Sunday went well.  Mine surely did.

For the next several days we're returning back to the world of poetry.  We begin with a submission by Wayne Kirkpatrick entitled "All Is Well," rendered as follows:

All is well, all is well.  Angels and men rejoice!
Singe alle, sing alleluia!
Singe alle, sing alleluia!

All is well. All is wel.  Let there be peace on earth.
Christ is come, go and tell go and tell that He is in the manger.
Sing alle, sing alleluia!

All is well, all is well.  Lift up your voice and sing.
Born is now Emmanuel.  Born is our Lord and Savior.
Singe alle, sing alleluia!

For some reason this sounds like the words of a Christmas carol, though I can't be sure.  Anyway hope you all enjoyed it.

And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, individually and collectively, throughout this night or day and especially in these last days in which we live.  Your Christian brother and friend, Paul