tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post2855743747013486511..comments2023-11-03T05:09:33.978-04:00Comments on Fragments of Grace: Christmas: Fragmentation and WholenessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-88150696105183064432011-12-09T12:36:14.915-05:002011-12-09T12:36:14.915-05:00"But if Christmas is, indeed, the first step ..."But if Christmas is, indeed, the first step toward Easter, then it is also the day on which we should register our desperate, agonizing losses as those of perishable bodies that will be changed in the twinkling of an eye."<br /><br />Pure poetry. <br />Love you, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-34930798459669458042011-12-09T06:53:15.350-05:002011-12-09T06:53:15.350-05:00This is a beautiful post, Robin. In the embrace a...This is a beautiful post, Robin. In the embrace and acceptance of loss and pain you actually embody a deep and abiding hope. The kind of hope I see in the Scriptures.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-77003124591288265932011-12-09T06:40:19.435-05:002011-12-09T06:40:19.435-05:00Robin, as I read this I was very moved.
Your perso...Robin, as I read this I was very moved.<br />Your personal decision to even consider a Christmas gathering is a courageous and timely one. I am really glad you have been able to consider it. I got a Christmas card the other day describing how a weary Mary and a worried Joseph set out for Bethlehem. But on that special night they were transformed. <br />Cliches abound at this time of the year I know, but your last sentence really does embody what life is all about, not just at Christmas, but every day !<br />BlessingsBlue Eyed Ennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181985609681328032noreply@blogger.com