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| Malmoe, 1944, how say you to this, mr Stephenson!!!? |
6.30 this morning we sang Silent night, In the bleak midwinter and O holy night, celebrating the birth of our Saviour.
This Christmas is raincloudy and there is a storm coming in tomorrow. In church where about 125 people, teenagers halfasleep. Yesterday morning we celebrated with about seven different nationalities present in the local chapel, always very exciting.
We took a brisk walk this afternoon and now where in for some coffee, perhaps some scrabble or other treatment and peace will slowly come to the world. Or so we hope. For safety we watched a Christmasfilm - the Polarexpress. Nice and cosy.
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| This years tree was actually cut in the garden, growing inside a pinetree of some sort. Below is an old elf from my grandmothers house and a goat of wood. Decorated with no sense for theme or order of any kind, not in our house |
It is somewhat strange this commercial celebration, someone made a calculation on how much of the typical Christmas soda we drink in Sweden every Christmas. The money spent on it would buy us 26.000 typical middlesize villas....and that was only the soda!
But still, so many great and heartwarming intitiativ have been taken this christmas, as it has many years before.
Even if many never attend any services, tokens of love between people are very obvious. So, in many places, people don't have to fear celebrating alone, there are places to go. Families with no means can in some cities get help with food and presents, people who lack roof over there heads can find shelter.
But not everywhere I'm afraid. In our own town there is no place to go to celebrate Christmas, there is no place to stay if you are homeless. This is a shame. I hope we can change this.
But still, blessed be all these people who made a difference for someone unknown this Christmas, all over the world.
"God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, cause Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day, to save us all from satans power when we were gone astray -
O tidings of comfort and joy!!!!"
Yes, I know that this crib is somewhat unorthodox....but it's ours!!! Blessings to you all!! May the light stay on!
A very Happy and Joyful Saturnalia continues and the rough sleepers in Dublin were catered for by those who care.
SvaraRaderaOh that is nice to hear, Mel, you see, there is still hope! People still care and that makes a better balance, don't you think?
Radera