Every year when Christmas comes along, I go through an almost allergic reaction of frustration and incredulity, to the narrative that is repeated, emphasised and swallowed unquestioningly by everyone. It is so different from what the story highlights in the Scriptures, and ends up in the realm of fairy tales. We listen, exclaim and move on with our lives, instead of being challenged to review our lives and see where we stand in comparison with what we are called to be, as modelled for us in the Christmas Story. Let me spell out the components of the yardstick that the story presents to us.
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