breath of heaven

D and I are not ones to go overboard with holidays.  We were lucky to put out a few tiny pumpkins on our porch for Halloween that stayed outside until Thanksgiving (and then a few days).  We used to decorate our house for Christmas, but probably in large part because we hosted a Christmas wrapping party and our friends generously brought gifts to wrap for a family in need that we adopted. We will one day resume hosting parties.  Maybe when the twoddlers are twinagers. 

We do love holidays, don't get me wrong.  But probably mostly because it's an opportunity to be with family and friends.  I don't know if we're just too lazy or too scroogy to really get into the rest of it.  We'll try to step up our game when the kiddos are at the age of making memories.

As avid music lovers, though, I've tried to embrace the Christmas spirit by playing Christmas music around the house.  I'm a big fan of the Pandora Christian Contemporary Holiday station.  In general it's good, but what really makes it wonderful is that pretty much every time I turn it on, I get to hear someone's version of Breath of Heaven by Chris Eaton and Amy Grant.  Sometimes, it's even Amy Grant herself.  If you've never heard the song, I highly encourage you to. 

The lyrics are at the end of this post. 

As a mother, the words about Mary's journey are even more poignant than when I first fell in love with the song.  As a mother, it is also my song--a powerful expression of the feelings I have had and continue to have about carrying and caring for my own children.  If I pause from the world around me while listening to this song, I can't make it to the end without a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.  But the good kind.  The kind that come from the most powerful of emotions, love.


Breath of Heaven

I have traveled many moonless nights,
Cold and weary with a babe inside,
And I wonder what I've done.
Holy father you have come,
And chosen me now to carry your son.

I am waiting in a silent prayer.
I am frightened by the load I bear.
In a world as cold as stone,
Must I walk this path alone?
Be with me now.
Be with me now.

Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.

Do you wonder as you watch my face,
If a wiser one should have had my place,
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan.
Help me be strong.
Help me be.
Help me.

Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.

oonless nights Cold and weary with a babe inside And I wonder what I've done Holy Father, You have come And chosen me now to carry Your Son
I am waiting in a silent prayer I am frightened by the load I bear In a world as cold as stone Must I walk this path alone? Be with me now, be with me now
Breath of Heaven, hold me together Be forever near me, breath of Heaven Breath of Heaven, lighten my darkness Pour over me Your holiness for You are holy Breath of Heaven
Do you wonder as you watch my face If a wiser one should have had my place? But I offer all I am For the mercy of Your plan Help me be strong, help me be, help me
Breath of Heaven, hold me together Be forever near me, breath of Heaven Breath of Heaven, lighten my darkness Pour over me Your holiness for You are holy

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