We can still have a Dickens of a Christmas as we get older
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Christmas transforms from childhood wonder to adult reflection on welcoming lost dreams, enemies and memories, argues this essay inspired by Charles Dickens.
If conscience allows and wounds have not made it impossible, we welcome at least the memory of these old loves to sit quietly with us around the Christmas tree. Anthony DeStefano is the author of over 30 Christian books for adults and children, including his most recent, "The Sparrow Who Fell to the Ground."
As we grow older, Christmas becomes less about what we receive and more about who and what we welcome.
We welcome people, of course — family, friends, neighbors and even the occasional stranger who finds himself at our table. But Christmas asks us to welcome much more than that. Indeed, Christmas, itself, is an act of hospitality — not merely of home, but of soul.
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