Walking. Apartment.
Hanau ‘Ia ‘O Jesu/Jesus Was Born – Kaiolohia Funes Smith
Hark1 The Herald Angels Sing – Mahalia Jackson
And the Glory of the Lord – Dianne Reeves
I Saw Three Ships – Walk off the Earth
Go Tell It on the Mountain – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Canticle of the Turning – Princeton Seminary Choir
Cry of a Tiny Babe – Bruce Cockburn
Christmas in the Trenches – John McCutcheon
Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band
The Bushes of Jerusalem – Tommy Sands
The Rebel Jesus – The Chieftains
Away in a Manger – Jonathan Maracle
Christmas Morning – Bill Miller
Happy Christmas – John Lennon
We Are Christmas – Spelman Glee Club
Monthly Archives: December 2022
25 December 2022
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AdventWord 2022 – December 25 – #Emmanuel
Emmanuel. God with us. If God is with us, any photo would work to express Emmanuel. I chose several that show working for justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God by visiting elected representatives, advocating, making a public witness, and amplifying other voices.
Photo 1 – New York delegation at Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2019, Washington, DC.
Photo 2 – Advocacy postcards for immigration justice, Whitestone, NY – 2018
Photo 3 – Standing Rock, SD – 2016
Photo 4 – Whitestone, NY – 2015
Photo 5 – Louisville, Ky – May 1, 2021
24 December 2022 – The Christmas Truce
Walking. Apartment.
The 1914 Christmas Truce.
Snoopy’s Christmas – The Royal Guardsmen
Christmas Truce – Sabaton
Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney
1914, the Carol of Christmas – Military Voices & Abby Scott, feat. Flt Lt Matt Little, the Raf Spitfire Choir & William Inscoe
Let the Truce Be Known – Orphaned Land
Christmas 1914 – John McDermott
It Could Happen Again – Colin Raye
All Together Now – The Farm
Christmas True of 1914 – Joyce Cooling
The Christmas True – Carol Dowgiallo & Bob Dowgiallo
Ode to the Christmas Truce of 1914 – Marshall Hattersley
Christmas Truce – Fenya
The Christmas Truce – Gloucester Cathedral Choir, Adrian Partington, Jonathan Hope, Sacha Fullerton, Jack Parry, Deryck Webb & Nicholas Perfect
Christmas in the Trenches – John McCutcheon
Silent Night/Stille Nacht – John McCutcheon
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23 December 2022
Walking. Apartment.
Go Tell It on the Mountain – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Angels We Have Heard on High – Aretha Franklin
O Little Town of Bethlehem – Dolly Parson
Feliz Navidad – Agua Clara
We Are Christmas – Spellman Glee Club
O Come All Ye Faithful – The Chieftains
Silent Night – Darlene Silversmith
I Feel the Christmas Spirit – The Indigo Girls
Angels from the Realms of Glory – Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet
Once in Royal David’s City – Eric Rigler
In the Winter’s Pale – Tim Story
Do You Hear What I Hear – Eileen Ivers
Some Quiet Night – david m. bailey
Home This Christmas – Tom Jackson
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/People Look East Melissa DuPuy, Russell Davis & Deanie Richardson
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AdventWord 2022 – December 23 – #restore
Great conversation about how to restore people with the Rev. Dr. Don Shriver, president emeritus at Union Theological Seminary, and the Rev. Stanley Chimeysa, prison chaplain from the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian in Malawi.
They are leading thinkers and practitioners of restorative justice.
Their thinking and acting is moving toward transformative justice.
Photo: February 11, 2019; Manhattan, New York; not sure who took the photo. Obviously not me. There were several other people present.
22 December 2022
Walking. Apartment.
O Little Town of Bethlehem – Dolly Parton
Silent Night, Holy Night – The Piano Guys
What Child Is This – Michael Hedges
King Jesus Hath a Garden – Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Green Sleeves – Joanne Shenandoah
The Hard Road – Jonathan Maracle
I Saw Three Ships – Celtic Harp Soundscapes
Snowflake – Little Windows
The Gift – Tom Jackson
Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band
O Cone Emmanuel – Rosemary Beland
I Believe in Father Christmas – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Mary Had a Baby – Bruce Cockburn
Away in the Manger – Darlene Silversmith
This Clearness of Light – William Ackerman
With Mary Let My Soul Rejoice – Princeton Seminary Choir
Journey of the Angels – Enya
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AdventWord 2022 – December 22 – #choose
With thanks to Doc and Robert and all the people I do not know who choose hope and life and love by helping young people think through their choices.
This poster is from the first Teen Forum. The audience has since expanded to include all young people age 13-18.
Photo: 19 October 2022; The Bronx, New York
Filed under Advent, Antiracism, Family, Friends, Human Rights, New York, Photo
21 December 2022
Walking. Germantown.
Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere).
Solstice Hymn – Jay Ungar/Mary Lea/Abby Newton/Molly Mason
Western Sky – Brian Keane, Michael Manring & Paul McCandless
Joyful Times – Marion Meadows
Winter Solstice Song – Rosemary Beland
Secret Places – Todd Cochran
Solstice Prayer – R. Carlos Nakai
Northern Lights – Lisa Lynne
New England Morning – William Ackerman & Joan Jeanrenaud
Ursa Major – Michael Hedges
Winter Solstice – Robert Mirabel
Winter Solstice Sunrise – Mothertongue
A Long, Long Night – Crow Women
The Year is Born Anew – Janya
Ring Out, Solstice Bells – Jethro Tull
The Sun Is Gonna Rise – Bill Miller
Drive the Cold Winter Away – Horslips
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Keep running – a reflection on the death of Franco Harris
This morning brought the news that
Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
died unexpectedly last night at age 72.
Recognized as one of the great running backs in the NFL,
Franco played on four Super Bowl champions
and still holds Super Bowl records
as well as multiple Steelers records.
He stood at the center of an iconic moment in the 1972 playoffs.
The Steelers, who had experienced a distinct lack of success as a team,
trailed the Oakland Raiders.
With time running out, a desperation pass ricocheted
off a player or players whose name remains unknown.
The ball fell toward the ground.
The hopes of Steelers players and supporters began to sink.
For a moment, defeat loomed. Again.
The moment of despair proved fleeting.
Then, Franco Harris, who kept running as the play developed,
scooped up the ball and kept running into the end zone
for a Steelers touchdown and a victory that helped launch a dynasty.
It would be false to say that Franco is a hero of my childhood—
he was only four years older than me.
It would be true to say that in my life,
I have owned two shirts that bore the name of athlete and that athlete’s number:
Roberto Clemente 21.
Franco Harris. 32.
Although I never had the privilege to meet Franco in person,
I did visit his statue every time I was in the Pittsburgh airport.
I remember and grieve this day for:
an elite athlete,
a valued teammate
a respected adversary.
I remember and grieve this day for:
a husband, father, family man,
a mentor,
an encourager.
I remember and grieve this day for:
an advocate for racial justice,
an individual who reached out to people in need,
an ambassador for Pittsburgh.
I remember and grieve this day for
a man described by teammates, opponents, and most everyone who knew him
on the field or off the field as:
kind,
friendly,
gracious,
good,
humble,
accommodating,
gentle,
and loving.
As I remember,
and as I grieve,
I give thanks that
I saw Franco Harris play
I give thanks that
I sawFranco Harris live.
Keep running.
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Along the Graybeard Trail 