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“Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shined, for unto us a child is born, a son is given.”
We are in darkness here, oh God
miserable being here this Christmas.
Want to be home at this time.
We are not home. Yet…. we are not alone.
May we be the light that shined on:
. mates on the Wings – encouragement
. wife on the phone – a truly listening ear
. kids in the Visitors Centre – sweet words.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
and ransom your captive people (more…)
Don Draper and Leonard Cohen, two contemporaries, born in the 1930’s. Both lovers of cigarettes, women and sharp suits. Ah, the women. And so many of them too. I am drawn to both Don and Leonard. Both know there is more to life than the nonsense swirling around us. Both reached out to women, in Don’s case for the mother he never had. In Leonard’s case, looking for God The Father, as his own died when he was just 9. 
generation? Something that captures the less-is-more to the point of complete self offering. In a way that makes sense to the 21st century. Often we trot out the familiar words that are closer to James Stewart (“It’s a Wonderful Life”) or Charles Dickens (“A Christmas carol”), than the original vision.
Travelling Outside In 