Sparkle on the landing, glitter and shine shards of light, we need you, crusted there in dot, line, and crevice. No fussy janitor bemoaning minute diamond specks, I rejoice instead at the toy’s bright offering, paradox on the stairs. I leave its bright message twinkling amidst the dust, evidence of a fulsome holiday. Pause mid-task …
Category: Twelvetide
Twelfth Night & “The New Dial”
Happy Twelfth Day of Christmas! January 5th (or 6th, depending on who you speak to) marks the end of the twelve days Christmastide. It is possible that “The Twelve Days of Christmas” has been confused with (or is a transformation of) a song dating from the 1600’s, called “A New Dial” (also known as “In Those Twelve Days”). The New …
Twelvetide (or, The 12 Days of Christmas)
Christmas is a season, not just one day, in spite of the consumer-driven, gift-focused frenzy that surrounds December 25th. There is one calendar we are used to keeping time by, but as followers of Jesus, the church calendar provides a Christ-centered focus for our days. In the church year the Christmas season is marked by …