I love the run up to Christmas - all the craft and Christmas decorations. But I often think of what a strange festival it is -originally pagan, appropriated for Christianity, and now largely secular. I came across a strange picture of a Santa bowing at the manger. I enjoy all the glitz and fantasy but separate this from my Christian beliefs. I wish there were two separate days - one specifically for the Birth of Christ and one for Santa coming. A friend of mine, whose husband is Dutch says this is a tradition where he comes from. His family gave presents earlier in December and then the 25th of December was a religious occasion.
I guess in the end Christmas is what each of us wishes to make of it and take from it.
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| Looking towards Point Perpendicular, Jervis Bay |
Show me how to always speak the right words to bring peace to a situation or a relationship. I pray for peace to reign in all my relationships.
Stormie O'Martian
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