Many are struggling with despair these days. Our ancients knew something about human nature, and they designed a calendar to remind us to stir hope in the darkest and coldest of times. It was a call to dissolve despair like salt in warm broth. The feast of Christmas points us to the greatest truths: that light overcomes darkness, courage overcomes fear, restoration overcomes destruction. This is our hope. This our resistance to despair.
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