Lyrics by “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” (Sue Riley, Sloan Wainwright, Glen Roethel, Dan Johnson)
“Sitting in the silence, listening to the clouds touch the ground, everything a softer hue, as I take the time to look around.
Life blurred at the edges, all the world bathed in silver sunshine.
Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight can do?
I gaze up at the heavens, moon and stars so close, yet far away
Like a million spotlights shining brighter than the light of day
Illuminated universe creating space for all life’s wonder.
Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight can do?
Dreaming, dreaming with my eyes wide open, flying, flying with both feet on the ground . . . . Ready to shine my own moon magic.
Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight can do?”
Responsive Reading for Sunday, December 1
“A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars . . . . She gave birth to a son . . . destined to rule all the nations . . .” (Rev.12:5).
“Sitting in the silence, listening to the clouds touch the ground, everything a softer hue, as I take the time to look around.”
The angel Gabriel said to the young girl, Mary of Nazareth: “‘Hail favored one! The Lord is with you. Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will . . . bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High” (Lk. 1:32).
“Life blurred at the edges, all the world bathed in silver sunshine.
Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight can do?”
“But Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be . . .?’ And the angel said to her in reply, ‘The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God’” (Lk. 1:26-35).
“I gaze up at the heavens, moon and stars so close, yet far away,
Like a million spotlights shining brighter than the light of day –
Illuminated universe creating space for all life’s wonder.
Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight can do?”
“And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty has done to me great things; and holy is his name” (Lk. 1:46-8, KJV).
“Dreaming, dreaming with my eyes wide open, flying, flying with both feet on the ground . . . . Ready to shine my own moon magic.
Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight can do?”