[nfbmi-talk] to hold a candle, Part 2

[Christine Boone]

And Blessings back to everyone, for a New Year that is more spectacular than you can imagine.  

Warmest and Best wishes to everyone!

Christine

On Dec 29, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Bob Mates wrote:

> Christine! I couldn't have said it better! A blessed New Year to you, and everyone on this list. Blessings, Bob Mates
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fred Wurtzel <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> To: "'Ationfb of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 07:29:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] to hold a candle, Part 2
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Not likely anyone could improve on that.  Beautiful, I love it.
>> 
>> Happy New Year,
>> 
>> Fred
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Christine Boone
>> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 4:10 PM
>> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] to hold a candle, Part 2
>> 
>> Oh it is a beautiful thing to hold candles in the Church on Christmas Eve.
>> They turn all the lights out so it is dark.  No one can see a thing at all.
>> and then, at least in our Church, a single candle is lighted by someone  at
>> the very front. That lone person holding that single candle walks down the
>> center aisle, lighting the candles of all of the people sitting along the
>> aisle.  Then those people pass the light to their neighbors until the entire
>> church, every person in every row is holding a lighted candle and all of
>> those tiny flames came from the one single light...l Jesus, through his
>> single life, brought eternal life and light to us all!  
>> 
>> Think of it like this Teri:  
>> One person, at the front of the Church, begins by singing a single clear
>> note and, one by one, the note is taken up by each person along the center
>> aisle and then spreading along each row until the whole church is filled
>> with the sound...except that, unlike a real congregation where the notes
>> would be not quite all the same, those many voices would be as one.  
>> 
>> OK, that's my best shot.  Anyone else?  
>> 
>> Christine
>> 
>> On Dec 27, 2011, at 3:13 PM, <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Federation Family:
>>>   It turns out that we did not have to process in and out with the
>> candle. It was placed through a plastic cup to hold the wax, and we just
>> held them during the singing of Silent Night. So, I did hold the candle. I
>> held it with two hands, because I was nervous about it, but I held it. It
>> must be some sort of visual thing to hold candles in the church while
>> singing Silent Night. It seems kind of pointless to me. Anyone who has had
>> sight want to explain this?
>>> 
>>> Terri Wilcox 
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