CHRIST IN WINTER:
Reflections on Faith for the Years of Winter… ©
I share this each year,
because… Well, it’s a grandchild story!
When granddaughter Brigid
was about four, as Christmas approached, she said to her mother…
“You know, Santa and
Grandpa are a lot alike. Santa has a white beard, and Grandpa has a white
beard. Santa has a bald head, and Grandpa has a bald head. Santa brings toys,
and Grandpa brings toys…
But Grandpa is better,
because he stays and plays.”
That’s the message of
Christmas, I think. God is not just some Santa making a quick stop on the roof,
throwing some goodies down the chimney, and then hurrying on. In Jesus, the
Christ, God stays and plays.
John Robert McFarland
johnrobertmcfarland@gmail.com
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