The Spirit Of Christmas In Columbus, Ohio

     It's Christmas Eve here in Columbus, Ohio.
     Some of us spent the day getting our homes ready for this night,

...putting the finishing touches on our baking,

...burning our Christmas Eve bayberry candles,

...for some of us the celebration of Christmas with friends and family beginning on this night.     
     Some of us were out during the day doing some last minute shopping or enjoying the festively decked-out stores and malls,

...and some were in their homes, cowering in fear, unable to put together Christmas for their families,  unable to console their frightened children, too terrified to leave their homes to visit with loved ones, or even to shop for food. 
     This is because during this season, the overarching themes of which are peace, joy, goodwill, letting all contention cease, and recalling the story of the baby who was born in a stable and whose parents became immigrants who had to flee with their newborn child across the border into a foreign country, 

...Donald Trump chose to bring his theater of cruelty,

...under the direction of his cold-blooded, plastic surgery-skinned overseer of brutality,

...to Columbus, Ohio for Christmas.

​         But Columbus, Ohio, has chosen during this Christmas season to live the message of  kindness, brother-and sisterhood, and caring for the least among us  preached by the one who was born on that first Christmas day:

​     Matthew 25:35 – “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.”

​       Leviticus 19:33-34
33 “ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself.

       As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord and carry a whistle.

     Merry Christmas, Everyone. May the Lord keep your city safe from ICE.