Pastor's Note
Reclaim the Wonder
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It is tempting to get bent out of shape by retailers who
entice me to purchase Christmas gifts from them while steadfastly avoiding use
of the word “Christmas.” Seems
like a really bad long-term business plan. I could get cynical over the postal service issuing a
Hanukkah stamp that reads “Hanukkah,” a Kwanzaa stamp that reads “Kwanzaa,” and
that other stamp picturing a gingerbread house for no apparent reason. But I have decided to skip the whole curmudgeon
thing during this wondrous time of the year.
For too long, we’ve complained about stores commercializing
Christmas. (Be careful what you
wish for.) Now they are treating
this part of the year with happy holiday vagueness. Okay, it does feel a bit like George jumped off the bridge
and we’ve all moved to Potterville.
Or Narnia, where it’s always winter but never Christmas. But what an opportunity to seize the
day, introducing the mystery of Christ into a world unaware. Reclaim the wonder.