“'Gloria, Gloria!' they cry, for their song embraces all that the Lord has begun this day: Glory to God in the highest of heavens! And peace to the people with whom he is pleased! And who are these people? With whom does the good Lord choose to take his pleasure? The shepherds. The plain and nameless - whose every name the Lord knows well. You. And me.” PeopleKnowsWellsDoeSongNamesHeavenPleasureLordCryHighestGloryEmbraceChristmasThis DayGlory Of GodShepherdsNamelessGloriaChristmas Song Book:Preparing for Jesus Source: Preparing for Jesus
“I would that with sleepy, soft embraces The sea would fold mewould find me rest In luminous shades of her secret places, In depths where her marvels are manifest; So the earth beneath her should not discover My hidden couchnor the heaven above her As a strong love shielding a weary lover, I would have her shield me with shining breast.” ShouldEarthStrongHeavenSecretSeaLoversEmbraceShiningDepthBreastsManifestShadeWearyFind MeFoldsShieldsLuminousSleepySecret PlacesStrong Love Author:Adam Lindsay Gordon
“As freely as the firmament embraces the world, so mercy must encircle friend and foe. The sun poursforth impartially his beams through all the regions of infinity; heaven bestows the dew equally on every thirsty plant. Whatever is good and comes from on high is universal and without reserve: but in the heart's recesses darkness dwells.” WorldHeartHeavenDarknessSunMercyUniversalEmbracePlantRegionsInfinityReservesFoeDewBeamThirstyRecessFirmament Author:Friedrich Schiller