[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: The "W" In Christmas

[Michael Moore]

From: Larry Perry [mailto:larryperry at performancepress.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Larry Perry
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2021 12:11 PM
To: mmoore11 at kent.edu
Subject: EXT: The "W" In Christmas

 


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Letter from Larry

 



Sunday

December 12, 2021

 



Good Sunday Afternoon Everyone:

 

 

       The "W" in Christmas  

 

Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and 

peaceful experience.

 

I had cut back on nonessential obligations – extensive

 card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even 

overspending. 

 

Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the

 precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning 

of Christmas. My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that 

year. It was an exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, 

he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant."

 I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night

 of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, 

I spoke with his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress 

rehearsal the morning of the presentation. All parents unable

 to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, 

Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise. 

 

So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes 

early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around

 the room, I saw several other parents quietly scampering to

 their seats. As I waited, the students were led into the room.

 Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on

 the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their 

song. 

 

Because the public school system had long stopped referring

 to the holiday as "Christmas," I didn't expect anything other 

than fun, commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa

 Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. So, when my son's class 

rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by

 its bold title. 

 

Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned

 in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon 

their heads. Those in the front row- center stage - held up 

large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song. As

 the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold

 up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until

each child holding up his portion had presented the complete

 message, "Christmas Love." The performance was going 

smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small, quiet,

 girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down –

 totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W". 

 

The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this 

little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing 

at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W". Although 

many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued

 until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A

 hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that

 instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we 

celebrated the holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos,

 there was a purpose for our festivities. 

 

For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud 

and clear:

"C H R I S T W A S L O V E" 

He still is. 

Christ is born, Alleluia! Have a Blessed Christmas!

Much love from the beautiful Smoky Mountains 

 

Larry  

 

 

******



May God bless you and yours. Much love.

 

Larry

 



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