Felicia Lowther :: my journal

christmas thingy.

Posted by felicia on December 25, 2005 at 02:37:46:

This is my first Christmas away from home. I mean it'd been years since I've woken up at my Mom's house for Christmas morning. Waking up early on Christmas morning lost it's charm at around 13 or 14...sleeping in became a much better option. But there's still something not very Christmasy about being overseas, and not having the familiar traditions, like Seacoast's beautiful Christmas eve candlelight service.
But this year I suppose I'm am making my own traditions. My friend from my DTS, Patrick, is visiting me here in Paisley, I'm so happy to have him here! Tonight we went to midnight Watchlight Celebration at the Paisley Abbey. I'm not usually a big fan of the super "traditional" church service with music by organ and vicar in robes, but this evenings service was different, it was so beautiful.
The Abbey itself is breathtaking at night. The alter and choir boxes were lightly glowing with hundreds of small candles. The tea lights cast just enough lights to give shadow to the amazing vaulted ceiling. The normally empty abbey was full of late night church goers celebrating Jesus' birth. It did not matter at all why you were there. Whether because you're a faithful follower, or a holiday Christian. Whether because you wanted to make sure your whole year's worth of sins would be taken care of before the start of the new year or because you are there to genuflect in adoration. Tonight we were all worshippers. The ancient pues were full of quite a montley crew. Some were dressed to the nines, with hat and fur. Others came just as they were, ripped jeans and a dirty tshirt. It didn't matter, tonight we were all worshippers.
Some people knew all the words to the carols, others did not, like myself. Some words were spelled differently like "nowell" instead of noel. Silent Night is called Still Night and has completely different lyrics but same melody. It didn't matter either. I was part of something so much bigger than myself or my own experience. I think I will remember tonight for a long time. I will remember what it was like to be someone new in the midst of something so antediluvian. I will remember my first Christmas eve in Scotland. I will remember this chapter in my life's story. My first Christmas Eve away from home.

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