Tuesday, December 2, 2014

JIM CAIN

The "Million Dollar Quartet" is the name given to recordings made on

Tuesday, December 4, 1956, in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis. The

recordings were of an impromptu jam session among music greats Elvis

Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. It was arguably the

first super-group in the history of American Music.

When the tracks were released, Cash’s distinct voice is absent from the

recordings. Music historians feel that Cash had come by the Sun Studios to

collect on money owed him, and after receiving it, he left to go shopping for

the upcoming Christmas holiday. Sadly, it is that way with many of us

today. We spend so much time cleaning, cooking, shopping, and preparing

for the arrival of Christmas, that when the day finally arrives, we are too

tired or distracted to enjoy the moment. Jesus, himself, once told Mary and

Martha that they should spend time with Him rather than the things of this

world that would always be here.

So during this Christmas season, take a moment away from wrapping gifts,

sit down with a refreshing cup of hot chocolate, pick up the Bible and

reconnect with the source of the holiday. The packages will still be there

when you return, I promise.