“Still, Still, Still” is one of my most cherished Christmas carols. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and especially the holiday season, challenges can include loneliness, “busyness,” financial and physical stress, depression, and feelings of isolation. We run from activity to activity, commitment to commitment, and often forget the blessings and peace from remembering Psalm 46:10 which says, “Be still and know that I am God.” Can we take time from our busy schedules and listen to the hush of falling snow, know the respite of peaceful sleep, rejoice in the promise of the joyous day to come? Can we be still long enough to feel the guardian angels watching us as we sweetly slumber, knowing that the birth of the Savior will change our sorrow into joy, our fear into hope? If we will only be still and listen . . . Be still and hear . . . Be still and know. I also love “Still, Still, Still” because, in 1966, as we were rehearsing for our Christmas concert, we looked out the window and yes, the gentle snow began to fall. As our choir sang the beautiful strains of “One can hear the falling snow,” our ensemble was transformed from a bunch of gangly teenagers into a choir of heavenly angels. This gangly teenager felt a peace beyond all understanding and truly realized that “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.” This Christmas, may we be still and know. May we be grateful for the blessings and joy that surround us . . . if we will only be still and listen.
—Lorie Courier
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