Into the ghostland, headfirst.
As other, saner, houses start putting away their Halloween stuff away, I zag.
Huzzah!
This year, as we have done for at least 5-6 years now, we shall take a deep, deep dive- into the ghosts, my fave 3, Christmas past, Christmas present, and Christmas future.
Color me morbid, but as a Christmas Day baby, I think I come by it naturally, not the ghost obsession, as I am not, but a Christmas which I very decidedly do have. I have no doubt that my current position, as cd of swagclub, is directly related to a life long haunting by Christmas. I love giving gifts, small, big, whatever the size, a well timed and well thought out gift is my favorite thing of all. And I really do love to receive gifts, but I love giving them even more. But enough of the gifty stuff, let's consider the haints. Of Christmas- the great, the three, that Mr. Dickens gave us to consider.
As an horrid adult Sunday school teacher, I absolutely love Christmas, as the discussion of the ghosts ties so elegantly into my own ( or even, all of our) faith journey. Grace- forgiveness of the past, finding solace in the present, and most importantly, hope for the future. If that miserly old skinflint can be redeemed by finally accepting Grace, how much further along are the rest of us?
Color me morbid, but as a Christmas Day baby, I think I come by it naturally, not the ghost obsession, as I am not, but a Christmas which I very decidedly do have. I have no doubt that my current position, as cd of swagclub, is directly related to a life long haunting by Christmas. I love giving gifts, small, big, whatever the size, a well timed and well thought out gift is my favorite thing of all. And I really do love to receive gifts, but I love giving them even more. But enough of the gifty stuff, let's consider the haints. Of Christmas- the great, the three, that Mr. Dickens gave us to consider.
As an horrid adult Sunday school teacher, I absolutely love Christmas, as the discussion of the ghosts ties so elegantly into my own ( or even, all of our) faith journey. Grace- forgiveness of the past, finding solace in the present, and most importantly, hope for the future. If that miserly old skinflint can be redeemed by finally accepting Grace, how much further along are the rest of us?
past- let it go
present- be happy with what you have, and what you can give. have no guilt for being skinny this year, and don't measure your happiness by the size of the present stack
future- hope. CSL said, 'there are 2 kinds of people- sinners with hope and sinners without hope'. But hope for what? not 'MOMONEY' (I hope) but hope for a closer walk. Walk with each other, with God.
More to come on this ghostly tale, gentle readers. Those of you that ave suffered through my endless Christmas ramblings, go on and zone out till January. It'll take that long to carve this rich pudding.
Again.
Kamran Popkin
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