This time of year is a reminder of the rhythm of life. This ridiculous fight about Christmas (or lack of it) in our society only further pushes us from understanding the cycle of this time of the year. A time that calls us to listen, anticipate, wonder and share. Instead, we fight, we gather lawyers and posture our arguments. People on both sides of the "debate" are acting like pre-adolescent children fighting over a swing on the playground. And, the media loves it.
Right wing Christians are so "panic-ed" by any human being that doesn't agree with them, that they have to assert an authority they don't possess. The left wing "enlightened" liberal is so anal about not allowing anything spiritual into the social spaces of our country that they look a lot like the right wing Christians they bemoan.
Both miss the point.
The very spirit Christians say they're protecting isn't evident in their own discourse and the liberal who is uptight about Christmas needs a good shot of "spirit."
The rhythm of this time of year reminds us to practice virtues we so easily forget:
Joy
Giving
Compassion
Awareness
Cheer
Anticipation
On I could go....
Instead, we fight over language, trees, and "wording."
we're missing the point...
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