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Today my friend from seminary, Father Michel Nault, presents us with a Christmas Prayer.

Lord, during the next week or so, I will be turning my Christmas tree on and off many times. Let me try to remember what it means each time I do it. In the tree let me see my Christian character, upright and dependable; in the lights, let me see a reminder that in You is life, and the light is the light of people, and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness will not overcome it. Let the feasting and the happiness remind me of the tidings of great joy which the shepherds heard. And, in the generosity of Christmas, let me reflect on Your generosity in giving me a constant chance of renewal even when I have blotted my copy book badly. Thank You, Lord, for the spirit of Christmas Eve, as generous tomorrow as today. And if, by some chance, I should live through a whole week in that spirit, it is even possible that the Christmas spirit can become an all round year affair!

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Today is a day of preparation and waiting. The 40 days of Lent is almost over. We wait with the church as Christ waited in the tomb. At the Easter Vigil tonight we will celebrate the risen Christ.

But you have all waited enough for me. The podcast file today is an early listen to my For the Sake of the Song episode with Kyle Heimann from Popple. I will not be releasing it on For the Sake of the Song until April 20.

Enjoy

Last night, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kyle Heimann of Popple for my songwriting podcast, For the Sake of the Song. Popple are getting quite well known around the Catholic podosphere for their quirky, funny nerdy songs about life and faith. Kyle and I also talked about the importance of the season of Lent in our Catholic journey.

You can listen to that interview here.

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The whole 30 min interview on For the Sake of the Song is scheduled to release on April 20, BUT, if I get an overwhelming amount of requests in the comments here or on the For the Sake of the Song blog, or email to: ductapeguy AT hotmail DOT com, I might be persuaded to release it here on my 40 Days blog.