Quote for Today

The Christmas Decorations seem to be going up early this year. Or maybe it is just me. The Scottish Rite Temple is being decorated for the Jingle Bell Bash. Seems to me that we all need to remember what the season is all about. I really like the following.

From Bishop Spong's Newsletter

Margaret Rolfe, from Australia, writes:

I would like to add to your ideas about the Christmas story expressed in the November 13 question and answer feature in your column. Yes, as you say, tell it as a "once upon a time" story, but tell it as a story with meanings: A story about hope (because all babies are about hope for the future); a story for ordinary people (because the angels appeared to shepherds); a story about a star (a symbol of light in a dark world); a story about wise men (the search for wisdom); a story about love (Mary and Joseph's love for their baby born in dubious and uncomfortable circumstances); a story about angels (if God is love, then angels are messengers of love); and a story, above all, about peace and goodwill on Earth! We all need that story. We all suspend belief when it comes to turtles racing hares, but we all can get the message