SO HOW CAN I CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
How can I celebrate Christmas when we have.nt learnt a thing
When the man who died to save us
Hangs on his words in despair
Is it fair
That I in my wisdom
Follows the road in weakness
And I watch as a child breathes its last
So how can I celebrate Christmas
When I stand in the rain and stare
My grief is here but I do nothing at all
My hands in my pockets, my heart in two halves
As I watch them fall
Can we all feel the pain
Can we all stand in the rain
Can we all love again
M.C. Newberry
Wed 14th Dec 2016 14:34
From a predominantly agnostic point of view in my late
years, I find solace in the sight and sound of actual
efforts to be of good cheer, and to be positive about
the fundamental goodness of most of us as we struggle
our way through a life that's rarely easy or straightforward.
The bible story has its value even if belief in its tale of a
virgin birth, a carpenter's existence, and what might be
viewed today as a self-obsessed mania that upset the
status quo of the day leading to capital punishment, is
essentially for the faithful and devout. Christmas can
give us much that is comforting and optimistic about life
and how to live it...if we let it.