Remember Mary's Song, "The Magnificat" (Luke 1:46-53), this Christmas: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty."
This Christmas season, let's stop the irrelevant cries against the supposed scandal of Christmas, the secular oppression of taking Christ out of Christmas and instead seek to right true injustice such as the budget proposed by the House of Representatives that cuts food stamps, health care, child support, and educational assistance to low-income families - while further lowering taxes for the wealthiest Americans and increasing the deficit for all of our grandchildren. Or to feed those who go hungry. Or to warm those without housing. This is the true scandal of Christmas, Christians turning the blind eye to "the least of these" who Christ particularly told us to care for. As the "Body of Christ" let's begin lifting up the lowly and filling the hungry with good things this Christmas season. This is what Christmas is all about, at least it is what Christ was all about. What is the real scandal of Christmas?
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I think santa is an ostracized gay priest. after being asked to leave the priesthood he moved to the north pole with all the children he had molested and cast a spell on them so that they would never grow up. he and his band of perpetual children spent years plotting ways to get old st. nick back into homes that contained his favorite treat, children, so they started making toys, and after santa had enough toys he went from town to town sneaking into houses with his toys and looking for children. when parents found out what had happened, they tried to find ways to stop santa, so they offered an alternative treat than their children. cookies. and thus cookies were invented. and that's the real scandal of christmas. ho ho ho
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