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In the year 1818, a 26 year old 
Catholic priest by the name of 

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Joseph Moore was preparing for 
the Christmas Eve service at his

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church in the Austrian Alps, and
while cleaning up the church in 

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preparation, he found out that 
his organ had broken. 

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This was not good. 
I mean, here's this young guy 

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that is probably new to this 
church and one of his first 

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Christmases in charge. 
The organ breaks. 

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He won't even have music at his 
Christmas service. 

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I'm sure he was totally freaking
out. 

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You can just hear the 
parishioners now talking about 

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how this young guy is letting 
the church fall apart. 

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Is it even Christmas without 
music? 

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Does something interesting 
happen next? 

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Rather than give up, Joseph 
decided that if his organ was 

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broken, he would figure out a 
different way to make music on 

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Christmas. 
So he sat down and wrote these 

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words. 
Silent night, Holy night, all is

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calm and all is bright. 
Sleep in heavenly peace. 

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He brought the words that he had
written to his organist, Franz 

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Gruber, to compose a melody. 
And just like that, Silent Night

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was born. 
Not born out of a songwriter or 

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a recording contract, but out of
a 26 year old priest at the end 

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of his rope trying to save a 
Christmas mass that he was 

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probably I'll equipped to 
handle. 

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But he trusted God. 
One of the most beautiful and 

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iconic songs ever written was 
conceived. 

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The gospel reminds us that in 
the middle of our brokenness, 

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there is the possibility of new 
life. 

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I am so thankful that God can 
work miracles and those of us 

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who are broken. 
You've been listening to 

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Everyday miracles by hope, 
mindfulness, and prayer.