And now, mail resumes, banks re-open, people go back to work, and I’m grateful for another wonderful Christmas with my family.
In many countries, this is Boxing Day, and I don’t mean it’s a time when we put on gloves and solve all our differences with combat. The day after Christmas is a day when some people give gifts to those who serve them on Christmas Day and throughout the year. This is also St. Stephen’s Day, named for the first Christian martyr.
Once again, my fireplace blazes and I enjoy that first cup of coffee. Christmas 2024 is past. It is time to bundle up the year with its goods and bads, its highs and lows, ask God to forgive us of mistakes and sins of this year, thank Him for His many blessings, and look forward to another year, with hope and faith in the One who is Lord of us all.
Wise advice. Another year is almost over with its goods and bads!
That’s true. I hope next year has a lot more goods than bads.