Count Down-11 Days ‘til
Christmas
Okay I realize my hope
for a white Christmas in South Georgia is just a pipe dream but still I figured
I would use my blog to pipe up about the white stuff (snow). It is one of the
forces of nature that makes Christmas, well Christmas-y. I also realize that my
countdown is off and if I continue to pipe up on the 12 days of
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| 11 Pipers Piping |
Christmas, one
day at a time, I won’t finish till after Christmas, because today is the 15th
and 25-15=10 (not 11). So now I am considering combining the Lords and Ladies
or some of the birds closer to the end of the countdown (or the beginning of
the song), but I’ll try not to confuse myself and end this train of thought. I
am chalking this business with the countdown being off up to bad planning on my
part.
The above is the part
of today’s blog that I wrote before the terrible news of the killings of kindergartners and others in Connecticut unfolded. I have “liked” all the
prayers and hugs on Face Book and in some places inserted some “comments” of my
own. But being in kindergarten last year added a personal aspect for me and a
cold white blanket of Christmas-y snow will serve only to cover the raw, open
wound torn from all of our hearts by this inexplicable act, not numb it or heal
it. I hope that while we all pull together to pray and hug we also find a way
to open a dialogue about the causes of these kinds of tragedies that keep occurring
with more frequency. It’s complicated and will require an ongoing conversation followed
by action because despite all of our differences we must work together to find
a way to prevent things like this from happening again and again. So we can
heal…’tis the season…something’s got to give.
and while we pray for these horrible losses and their families, let us also pray that those who manifest these acts of evil be deterred from committing these acts.
ReplyDeleteA lot of prayers and shared outrage over this, but there must be action in order for change to occur. It isn't enough to say or hope or pray that something like this won't happen in our own communities. Who can we look to for help?
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