OK, catching up late on 12/18/15 for Advent Day #20!!! Today's quote spoke to me similarly to the one for Day #14. It, again, talks about secular and sacred aspects. This time, it is specific to Santa and God.....
"Of course there is a Santa Claus. It’s just that no single somebody could do all he has to do. So the Lord has spread the task among us all. That’s why everybody is Santa Claus. I am. You are." — Truman Capote
Michael (and many other OFR pastors) have often reminded us that when we feed the hungry, clothe the naked, help the needy (etc.), then we are extensions of God and Jesus and we are ministering to those in need as well. Therefore, if we are all Santa, when infused with the spirit of giving during the Christmas Season, then it is similarly so. But Michael asked us what Christmas would mean to us if we did not believe in God. I am not sure my thoughts would change. I think there are many people who do not think of Santa as a religious figure, or the capitalized version of Christmas as a secular holiday. Of course it is, but I think that, even if I did not believe in God, my need to give would overwhelm my doubt and I would still believe in Santa.....as I do today.
As for Psalm 77, I am actually really too tired to try to interpret it tonight. So I am going to cheat and connect this post to Psalm 77 by just using a word that appears twice in this psalm and many times in many other psalms.
Selah!
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