Surrounded by Christmas 0
In case you wondered what it is like to be overwhelmed by Christmas–not in “to do list” terms, but in cultural terms, to be an outsider–the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Avrum Link can explain it to you.
Afterthought:
We have been listening to Christmas music, not every day, but a lot on weekends; we prefer internet streams that feature traditional stuff, such as Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Burl Ives, and the like, the stuff we listened to as kids.
As I listened to a recording of Bing Crosby singing the Lord’s prayer, particularly the bit about
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive the trespasses of others
I found myself thinking of those who mindlessly mouth those words every Sunday, then leave their churches and spend the rest of the week forgiving no one.
Do they ever wonder whether their prayer will be answered, that they will be forgiven in the same manner as they forgive others?
