A. Unabashed Pacifist:
Swords now appear only in sporting competitions and entertainment. Now it’s missiles and bombs we try to live by – and will die by.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
The holiday has slipped up on me this year. Oh, I’ve prepared gifts, decorated and made plans for visitors. All of that with little stress, but also without a lot of focus on other kinds of preparation, on advent and the coming of the Christ into our lives. I like to think that’s become such a part of me, that I have such an awareness of that presence much of the time, that a special season for it is not necessary. Christ lives in and among us; preparing for that reality seems redundant. Now it’s a matter of living accordingly. Didn’t Jesus say something like that? Anyway, I do celebrate the Christ presence in my life, that you are, in effect, built into our genetic structure, that we are not bound by death-dealing political, economic, religious and social structures that would impose themselves upon us. We are saved as we choose to be.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“There are no stars.”
[A true statement – suns and a Son, but He didn’t say so.]
D. Blog: Tuesday Haiku
Consider this mixed message at Christmas:
Pray for peace and
Pay for war
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