Black and White image of a Patridge perched in a pear tree found https://www.englishstamp.com/product/partridge-in-a-pear-tree/
You know God,
as my husband takes down the Christmas tree
Christmas eve
(quick before we get distracted)
and the relations make their way home
and the songs
and candlelight fades
that we need time
to sink into Christmas
because Christmas is a journey..
I say this not to tsk about
Advent vs Christmas vs Epiphany
But to think about deep rhythms
of the body, winter and the universe
And how we need a good couple of weeks
of Christmas-tide
to rest
think
and pondering
There is so much
journeying
and pondering at Christmas
not to mention comforting of one another
Yet we seem to burst onto the scene in joyfulness
and glory
and demand a quick wrap up with the wise ones
before we rush home
I wonder how wonderful it would be
if we gave
one another the time
of slow
and fruiting
Christmas
with a full couple of weeks of rest
(I thought this especially during Covid “Shutdown”
what if we emphasized a quiet holiday time home
protecting one another?)
How I long for a time of cozy recovery
built in to our culture
Tricia Hersey suggests we snatch
this kind of of rest
whenever we can
So I pray that you
steal some
cozy
restful
comfort
and
recovery
this
holiday-tide
And if you have
not
I hope that you build it in
As I imagine
Jesus
longing for Peace for all
as he lay
with his parents
snug
after all of the festivities
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