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As the Christmas season gets into full swing, the odd reality is that in many institutions, homes and hearts, Christ will be absent from his own birthday party.
Jesus is a gentleman, and he will not intrude as an uninvited guest. He is patiently waiting for the call, always watching and listening for earnest, or even seeking and uncertain voices to whisper his name. And he will always enthusiastically accept the invitation, bringing with him the gift of unconditional and lasting love.
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Missing Christ
We are celebrating our second Christmas without our beloved Daddy, whose best gift to us was the happy memories we hold dear. Daddy grew up in a family without very many happy memories; yet at the end of his life he suddenly asked me if I thought his father (who was a hell raiser an abuser and a suicide) could be in Heaven.
And although he once came very near to locking the door against Santa Claus (according to Mama at least), Daddy taught us what the Cratchitts knew: that regardless of the Scrooges in our lives, at Christmas we must "have some charity" for the sake of "the children and Christmas Day" and cherish the...