Written by a very dear man. I think this is beautiful.
I truly think one would get pelted with crackers and sausage and cheese and olives from the Antipasto if one went on too long about the real reason for the celebrating.
That’s a shame.
The tangible has come to mean WAY too much and as I get older, I realize that the tangibles don’t comfort one nearly as much as faith and a feeling of peace and even the memories of Christmases gone by with family that is no longer here.
Perhaps traditions need to be rebooted with an emphasis on why we do this thing we do on Christmas Eve and Christmas.
I fear too many celebrate it because it’s “fun” but don’t believe even a little.
I would never tell those people “don’t celebrate Christmas!” but i would ask them why they bother to.
If it’s not at all about Christ then it’s not at all about Christmas.
To be perfectly frank, i didn’t think nearly enough about the “Christ” part of Christmas until I came upon this thread.
Thank you