The Cathedral Close

Call me Scrooge, but Mr. Lewis of the U.K. Telegraph has it right.

We are engaged in a mutually escalating war of “holiday presents”.  I don’t wish to attach “Christmas” to the orgy of materialism that drives people to camp out waiting for “Black Friday” bargains, or, for that matter, why there should be a day on our calendar called “Black Friday”.

As “links” do not seem to be working, here is the link to the full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/9689707/Martin-Lewis-Its-time-to-ban-Christmas-presents.html

How about a gift to the local Food Bank?  Perhaps, you can do as one of our parish girls, and make up packets of hotel toiletries to give to the homeless.  And here’s a good one: maybe give a well-bound copy of the Holy Bible to someone who doesn’t have one, or a large print edition to a senior whose eyes aren’t what they used to be?  Better still, give the gift of yourself once a week for a year to tip up and visit that senior and read to them.  Wa all have enough stuff. To many of us have not received Christ…at least not yet.