I hope everyone I know in real life, and also virtually on Facebook and Twitter, had a calm and peaceful Christmas Day and will enjoy the rest of the holidays. I spent yesterday with my extended family and had a great time. Oh look, that big box of chocolates is nearly empty. How did that happen?
I’m guessing we’re set for a scary ride as we head into 2020. So hold on tight, look after those dear to you, and let’s hope we all manage come through, reaching those promised Sunlit Uplands well before the year is out.
Let’s also remember that Christmas celebrates the birth of a refugee Jewish baby to a young Palestinian mother who had to make the dangerous journey into Egypt in order to keep him safe from Herod’s anger, and let’s try to follow this baby’s teachings as we go on with our own daily lives.
