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Note: Pastor Charles
saw the following piece in the online edition of his hometown newspaper, The
Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times) and thought it worth
sharing with the St. Paul's UMC family. It is posted here with the
author's permission.
Shh. Everyone be quiet. Don’t rustle. Are you
sure you want to wear such a noisy dress? Sequins are overplayed. Put down that
noise blower! EXCUSE ME, IS THAT A TRUMPET?
Everyone may be tempted to celebrate big this
New Year’s Eve. Despite ever-looming coronavirus variants, life has
crept toward something approaching normal. That’s invigorating.
But it is my obligation to remind you what
happened last year when people were optimistic. Not six days into 2021, violent
insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, and Arnold Schwarzenegger had
to admonish everyone while holding a sword. That set the tone, didn’t it? Our
long-awaited summer was all about delta, and I don’t mean the airline. We had
broken supply chains, inflation, mask mandate lawsuits over lawsuits to stop
the lawsuits. And on top of everything, Gen Z said our jeans were ugly!
Read more at this link.
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