Here’s an article I’ve written for the front page of Jubilee School newsletter.
Have you ever noticed how much colour is associated with Christmas? Take a drive around Pacific Pines and you’ll see the incredible display of Christmas lights decorating home in almost every street. As we start thinking about giving gifts we have at the back of our minds the matter of wrapping paper – which most likely will be colourful.
Fascination for colour is wired into us from the start of our lives. I still remember the vivid colours of my childhood, experienced in birthday candles, balloons, crayons, pastels and paints. And I clearly recall the day we exchanged our black and white television for a colour television. At last we could really appreciate the change from Kansas to Oz in the Wizard of Oz movie!
Have you seen the advertisement for the Sony Bravia television screen with all the coloured balls? 250, 000 balls were released down a street in San Francisco for the ad. It’s the most searched for page on a web site I run called Duncan’s TV Adland. (www.duncans.tv) The ad finishes with the invitation to experience colour like no other.
Experiencing colour like no other is what the Christmas season is about. In this time of Advent, the time leading up to Christmas, we’re invited to attune our eyes to discover in Jesus his invitation to live life in all its fullness. To help us with that invitation, I’ll finish with the words of the song, Colours of Christmas by Australian songwriter, Leigh Newton. (http://www.leighnewton.com/).
Colours of Christmas Lyrics
Yellow is the straw that Jesus lies upon
Silver is the star above the town
Brown the shepherds feet they’ve left the dusty sheep
to feed upon the green where it’s found – o
to feed upon the green where it’s found
Blue is for his eyes to see the world tonight
Purple is for, he is our King
Black is for the night and white is shining bright –
from angels in the paddock where they sing – o
from angels in the paddock where they sing
Pink is for his skin, his soft and tender skin
Gold is brought by those who are game
Orange is the gown of wise men kneeling down
Red is for the reason he came – o
Red is for the reason he came
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How nice to read my work on someone’s blog. I just read another of your posts, “When Church Sucks”, and I reckon that the Church doesn’t often enough examine inwardly and take risks towards relevance. If you’re interested I can send you a baptismal hymn I’ve just written for my grand-daughter to the tune of Jerusalem.