DESENSITIZING THE CHRISTMAS STORY
Desensitizing the Christmas Story
Robert Dawson
Christmas can be a confusing and difficult time of year, even for those who know it the best and love it the most. Listen to part of this revamped version of the night before Christmas.
Twas the night before Christmas and Santa’s a wreck… How to live in a world that’s politically correct? His workers no longer want to be called “Elves” “Vertically Challenged” they are calling themselves. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, Released to the wilds by the humane society The runners had been removed from his sleigh; The ruts were deemed dangerous by the EPA And to show you the strangeness of life’s ebbs and flows, Rudolph is suing over the misuse of his nose And had gone on Ellen, in front of the nation, Demanding millions in over-due compensation
We do live in a messy and messed up world! That’s what makes Christmas so glorious. It is the story of God setting things right. It is the story of God with us. If you think about it, the Christmas story itself, at least for those involved was a little messy.
We read it like a fairy tale without much thought to the messiness of God breaking into their lives. Our thoughts follow the Christmas plays and nativities. Beautiful scenes and music but not a lot of nail-biting drama which is exactly what you find in the Christmas story, a story of real people and real lives.
When we think of the Christmas story, we tend to think of it neat and clean. We picture it as the perfect night. (The little bear’s porridge and bed in Goldie-Locks and the Three bears. Not to hot, not to cold, not too soft or too hard but just right). I don’t think Joseph and Mary necessarily felt that way. Our nativities and pageants always present the stable, even though it was not the inn, as a nice, bright, cheery and perfectly sanitary place…never mind the fact that it was a place frequented by animals and all that comes with them. In our nativities and pageants, even the anima ...
Robert Dawson
Christmas can be a confusing and difficult time of year, even for those who know it the best and love it the most. Listen to part of this revamped version of the night before Christmas.
Twas the night before Christmas and Santa’s a wreck… How to live in a world that’s politically correct? His workers no longer want to be called “Elves” “Vertically Challenged” they are calling themselves. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, Released to the wilds by the humane society The runners had been removed from his sleigh; The ruts were deemed dangerous by the EPA And to show you the strangeness of life’s ebbs and flows, Rudolph is suing over the misuse of his nose And had gone on Ellen, in front of the nation, Demanding millions in over-due compensation
We do live in a messy and messed up world! That’s what makes Christmas so glorious. It is the story of God setting things right. It is the story of God with us. If you think about it, the Christmas story itself, at least for those involved was a little messy.
We read it like a fairy tale without much thought to the messiness of God breaking into their lives. Our thoughts follow the Christmas plays and nativities. Beautiful scenes and music but not a lot of nail-biting drama which is exactly what you find in the Christmas story, a story of real people and real lives.
When we think of the Christmas story, we tend to think of it neat and clean. We picture it as the perfect night. (The little bear’s porridge and bed in Goldie-Locks and the Three bears. Not to hot, not to cold, not too soft or too hard but just right). I don’t think Joseph and Mary necessarily felt that way. Our nativities and pageants always present the stable, even though it was not the inn, as a nice, bright, cheery and perfectly sanitary place…never mind the fact that it was a place frequented by animals and all that comes with them. In our nativities and pageants, even the anima ...
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