I have the (earned) reputation for being a bit of a Grinch about Christmas, so I want to record here something that I thoroughly enjoy about the season.
And it's something which spans across Christmas, includes New Year's Day and at least the first week of January:
This is the season of belief in the 180 degree turn. The belief in the possibility of transformation.
That the evil old miser, Scrooge, can become loving - and loveable.
That the Grinch's heart can grow three sizes.
That a New Year can bring a "new you".
And that openness to the reality of a transformed life is a wonder to behold.
It seems to me that the so-called "magic of Christmas" is right in line with the "new creation" which Jesus' birth inaugurates.
Now, if only we could "keep Christmas in our hearts all year long" like the transformed Scrooge ...
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