I woke up last Sunday morning, and lit a candle.
One of the oldest traditions of the German Lutheran Church is that of the Advent Wreath. We light a new candle every Sunday of the Christmas Season, or what in liturgical circles is also known as the Season of Advent.
Those four candles symbolize hope, joy, love, and peace. I’ll light the fifth candle on Christmas morning. It’s the one in the middle reminding us of the birth of Christ.
Somewhere in the middle of this season, I had a radical idea. Stay with me. I’m going to ask you to do something that might be a bit difficult.
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or nothing at all, you’re going to have dinner. You’ll sit down with family or friends this weekend.
And what will you discuss?
Will it be the latest nightmare in the economy? Maybe a conspiracy theory from the left or the right? How about our present day politics that do such a fabulous job of dividing us as a nation?
Sure, we could do that. 99% of everyone out there will do exactly that, or we could be different. Radically different.
We could instead talk about something that unites us. We could talk about the concepts of hope, joy, love, and peace.
These ideas aren’t specific to any particular faith. No matter what God you pray to, these are ideas that we can all get behind.
Afterall, isn’t that what the concept of being an American is supposed to be about? Let’s spend some time this weekend, uniting as one, in the greatest tradition of our concept of democracy.
Let’s be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Let’s once again at least act like the greatest nation on the earth, for divided we’ll fall. Nothing good can possibly come from division.
As we sit down to dinner this weekend, let’s lead our family and friends in a direction of hope, joy, peace, and love. We’ll have plenty of time next year to talk about the usual.
May whatever God you pray to bless you, your family, and your business, now and always. I’m here and I remain,
Sincerely yours,
Chris Amundson
President
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