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So Jesus is born. So now what? / continued from page 7 form in attitudes Just to Epiphany. means “bright light”, and acts of forgive- Imagine that. As or “enlightenment” ness and kindness Elisa Doolittle sang, (like that legendand compassion, “Wouldn’t it be lov- ary bright star that marked the path of even to someone erly!” Epiphany, by the the wise men). So you don’t especially like a lot, or some- way, is yet another maybe we can stretch one you’ve taken season in the Chris- our imaginations for granted, or have tian church calen- even further. Maybe tended to treat badly. dar. And “Epiphany” all the way through And just for twelve (pronounced e-pif- the Epiphany season, days. Or even easier, any, with second which takes us to the just until January 6. syllable emphasis) forty days preceding
Easter. Or maybe extend the twelve days to twelve months. A whole year of kindness and compassion and Christmas spirit. It sounds exhausting. But it would be a life-enriching, exhilarating exhaustion, wouldn’t it? Just imagine! As the “saint” John Lennon
sang to us: “Imagine”! And dream with him that one day, imagination becomes reality. That would be peace on Earth. And that would be a really very Merry Christmas. Ron Shonk is the RCMP Victim Services Coordinator in Keremeos
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