As I sit here in the dark, glaring at the softly blinking lights on my Hanukkah bush, I wish for a respite from the madness that is the holiday season. I wish for so many things, all at once: an end to the seemingly endless parade of Sale papers for stores that I never shop in, a break from the consumer-driven frenzy of traffic and too-friendly, overbearing red decor, a return to sanity, and, most importantly, I wish for the year to end. Don't get me wrong. I'm endeared to little baby Jesus as much as anyone. However, this country and these people are not celebrating immaculate conception. They are, (I'll add this in, lest I be rendered obtuse) FOR THE MOST PART, celebrating material gain. They could care less that an infant was born in desperate times while God looked on, pleased with His son. They haven't fallen in with the Messiah. They have fallen in the Gap.
There. I feel better now that I've gotten that out there. Merry Christmas, everyone, and thank God this year is almost over.
Yeah, personally, I'm sick of all of that "Christ" back in Christmas crap...seriously--you want to put the Christ back in Christmas?--quit wasting your time bitching to Wal-Mart and Target about their lack of the word Christmas, get out of the freaking mall and go help someone...geez people.....
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