Years ago, when we were still pastoring in Terre Haute, Indiana, the Calvary Full Gospel church choir performed the Christmas musical, “He Started the Whole World Singing” by Bill and Gloria Gaither. This season, as we celebrate the greatest Gift mankind will ever know, I thought I would share just a few of the words from this musical:
“Before the song started, the world, broken hearted, was dreamlessly passing along...
In the very beginning, all creation was full of the glory of the Lord, and His glory flooded everything with the shining light of openness. There was beauty; there was trust. Every moment was pregnant with the seed of the Eternal. Dreams were not a fantasy, but an everyday reality, and music filled the air with the song of the free.
But man misused his gift of freedom, and traded the Eternal for things he could taste and hold. The dream of perfection became a dim memory and the lovely song was shattered into confused fragments and broken chords. Still God did not desert His creation. No, instead, He made a promise to those who would hear His voice and seek His face, a promise to one day make a way to restore the lost glory to their lives and reweave the broken song.
The years of waiting were long and hard. Those who believed the promise were often persecuted and ridiculed and driven from their homes. The sound of Hope sometimes grew dim in their ears, and they were no strangers to doubt.
But Hope did come! It broke like the dawn onto a dark, lonely hillside in a song so glorious it could not be denied, even by the dullest of ears.
Yes! The Song was Jesus, and in Him God kept His promise. It was not just a carol that burst into that first Christmas night: it was the Source of all music, born; it was the living “Word made flesh;” it was the promised glory...returned!
A new Word was spoken, and chords that were broken wove gently together to make a new song!
He started the whole world singing a song: the words and the music were there all along. And what the song had to say was that Love found a way to start the world singing a song.”
Thank you for singing His song and for your faithful partnership with us as we teach others the greatest Song man will ever know...that Jesus is the Light of the world, the Hope for the lost, in Whom we have the light of eternal life!
From our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season!
Because there are over 4.4 billion people in the world who still need Jesus, I remain
Yours in missions,
Mary Ann Cassidy
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