The Quiet Before

From now until Wednesday night, things are fairly quiet in the Church. After the late service today, we put the Advent wreath away. The Church will soon be made ready for the Christ-Mass. We have no regularly scheduled services until that day, though the Church's daily Matins and Vespers still go on. The children practiced on Saturday for the Children's Service (Wednesday at 7) - a service featuring Luther's classic hymn "From Heaven Above." School is out of session until January 5th. It is the quiet hush of the Church before the joy of that mysterious night when we celebrate the Word Made Flesh first showing His sacred face.