[Magdalen] Fwd: Our kind

[Eleanor Braun]

One of the top things that depresses me during Christmas is the dissonance
between the cultural Christmas of the mall, and the little baby
representing the incarnation.  Thanks for this, Grace.

Eleanor

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Today’s post from a daily meditation I receive:
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> >> Subject: Our kind
> >> Reply-To: Steve Garnaas-Holmes <reply-1zwdp=f66b9784-de0a-
> 4f1d-82cf-acd0aa5c41dc at tinyletter.com>
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> >> Dearly Beloved,
> >>
> >> Grace and Peace to you.
> >>
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> >>
> >> The shoppers pass the drunk
> >> (they are not related),
> >> pass the little window display
> >> of the poor baby in the manger,
> >> and find their place
> >> among their kind at the mall,
> >> where there are no homeless,
> >> only waxen, distracted shoppers,
> >> far from the others,
> >> separating themselves by class and style,
> >> whatever distance they can conjure,
> >> who go on trying to divide and divide,
> >> while the little baby goes on
> >> joining and joining.
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> >>
> >> Deep Blessings,
> >> Pastor Steve
> >>
> >> __________________
> >> Steve Garnaas-Holmes
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