"For many of us, sadly, the spirit of Christmas is
"hurry". And yet, eventually, the hour comes when the rushing ends
and the race against the calendar mercifully comes to a close.
It is only now
perhaps that we truly recognize the spirit of Christmas. It is not a matter of
days or weeks, but of centuries - nearly twenty of them now since that holy
night in Bethlehem.
Regarded in this manner, the pre-Christmas rush may do us
greater service than we realize. With all its temporal confusion, it may just
help us to see that by contrast, Christmas itself is eternal."
Burton
Hills
(Thanks to Ruth Morrow for finding this piece)
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