{"id":2484,"date":"2023-12-24T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2023-12-31T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T16:51:33","slug":"lightness-and-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/24\/lightness-and-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightness and Being"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas Eve - 11pm Candlelight Communion\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xesHza575xE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?passage=John+1:1-14\">John 1:1-14<\/a><br>We are told, in this silent night, that God came as light&#8230; and that light helps us to see the whole world differently, and helps us see even the one who shines in the light, and the mystery that cannot be seen. 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