I am holding tight to the hope that people will choose to be the light of compassion in a world of bleakness. Yesterday while holiday shopping with the throng of hundreds at a nearby outlet mall, my daughter and I witnessed an act of egotism when a fellow shopper became impatient and agitated with an elderly woman paying for her purchases with a written check. There ensued a verbal attack upon her antiquated method of payment. The person lacked compassion and understanding along with the foresight that one day he would walk in her shoes.
Happy Winter Solstice and Merry Christmas in this season of Joy. Hoping that everyone holds close to their family traditions, even in a season of change, and love one another just a little deeper. We all have our personal battles on this journey, but we can unite and help one another.
"In A Bleak Midwinter"
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breast full of milk, and a manger full of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him... give my heart.
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