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December 19, 2007
Mindful of the gap
In these days running up to Christmas I have been swinging between feeling that there is lots of time left and no time left to do all the things necessary. Necessary for what, I ask myself. To meet others' expectations? To meet my own expectations? There appears to be a gap between my idealised picture of Christmas - relaxed times with people, enjoyment of decorating my home, buying presents for friends and family, listening to and participating in lovely music, reflection on the meaning of incarnation - and what actually happens, which includes a mix of shopping stress, financial anxiety and impossible deadlines amongst all the good things. But maybe this is what incarnation is about - the messiness of a non-ideal life, and finding God somewhere in the middle of it all. It has been good to stop and think about that...
Posted by Angela at December 19, 2007 11:50 AM