::Monday, December 27, 2004::
A BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS!
..Everything came belatedly for me this Christmas season. From functions to realizations, I took everything in stride wondering what it's like not to be overwhelmed like the ghosts of Christmas past. Gifts I gave to people including loved ones? Probably 4 or 5. Didn't even send out a single email to countless acquaintances I have kept within arms length over the years. It felt good to relax and not be too consumed by the crass commercialism Christmas has become. I didn't feel the spirit - however you define it- at all. As I sat and reflected upon what came over me and my desire to deconstruct the real meaning of Christ's birth, along came uber-theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar and his magical reflection. It brought out whatever last ray of hope left within me of properly reflecting on the coming of God incarnate in Jesus Christ. Even the theologian's name was portentous, just as the Magi beholding God's coming into the dark world bringing glad tidings. "This is the day that the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it."
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