{"id":321,"date":"2014-12-28T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stjohnsonthegreen.org\/?p=321"},"modified":"2018-01-17T09:30:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:30:35","slug":"sunday-after-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohnsonthegreen.org\/?p=321","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 28, 2014
Sunday After Christmas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rev. Amy Welin:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imagine the following sermon sung to the tune of <\/em>My Favorite Things, from the musical <\/em>The Sound of Music.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Poinsettias decorate the sanctuary.
\nThinking the snow won\u2019t start \u2018til January.
\nGold bows and white candles and choirs that sing
\nThese are a few of my favorite things.<\/p>\n

Families visit from faraway places.
\nWe seem to need a few more parking spaces.
\nTurning the lights down to sing Silent Night .
\nThese are the things that make Christmas feel right.<\/p>\n

     Cr\u00e8che processions, faith professions,
\n     Priests who sing off key.
\n     My favorite things make each Christmas so sweet –
\n     Twelve days full of thrills for me.<\/p>\n

Assembling the cr\u00e8che with the shepherds and sheepses.
\nPolishing silver and brass altarpieces.
\nOrganists who know how to make the chimes ring
\nThese are a few of my favorite things.<\/p>\n

Vestments that shimmer and candlelight gleaming,
\nSitting in worship while sugarplum-dreaming.
\nCounters who say the collection increased,
\nThe peaceful Sunday that follows the feast.<\/p>\n

     Epiphany pageants, children\u2019s sermons,
\n     Acolytes filled with glee.
\n     These favorite things make each Christmas so sweet –
\n     Twelve days full of thrills for me.<\/p>\n

With every Christmas the tidings are gladsome.
\nWe have a baby at Christmas to welcome.
\nWe are God\u2019s children, new heirs of the King:
\nWe are a few of God\u2019s favorite things!<\/p>\n

Salvation is something fulfilled in a stable.
\nGod born in flesh beckons us to his table
\nPresence of Christ we can taste and can see
\nWe have a foretaste of eternity.<\/p>\n

     Bread of heaven, cupped salvation
\n     Gift of truth and grace
\n     Now errors and sins are forgiven, erased,
\n     In heaven we\u2019ll find our place!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sermon for December 28, 2014 (First Sunday After Christmas)
\nRev. Amy Welin:<\/strong>
\n
Imagine the following sermon sung to the tune of My Favorite Things<\/em>, from the musical The Sound of Music.<\/em>
\n 
\nPoinsettias decorate the sanctuary.
\nThinking the snow won\u2019t start \u2018til January.
\nGold bows and white candles and choirs that sing
\nThese are a few of my favorite things.
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