I had, what I came to discover much later as a nasty habit, the tendency of shortening most words. It was good and convinient for notemaking. Until I heard one preacher talk about how we had taken Christ out of Christmas to make it Xmas. The X could pass for anything. And it would not offend anyone.
Recently I heard about how we have altogether stopped saying “Merry Christmas”, opting for the more people friendly “Happy Holidays.”
That way you do not offend the non-Christians or people who are not so ecstatic about Christ. The point the singer-cum-comedian was trying to make is that whether or not the rest of the world accepts Christmas being about Christ, God still loves them.
I add my two-cents worth of wisdom to all the skeptics/cynics/apologeticians/blah blah who do not believe Christ was born on Christmas day. It doesn’t really matter. He was born, He lived, He died, He rose again- and a poor 33 year old man who died at his prime has so-turned the history of the modern world, that more than 2000 years after his death, the entire humanity can stop its businesses to celebrate His life. 2000 years later, He still spooks the hell out of people.
If celebrating Christmas will get some Muslim kid in Afghanistan curious about what the huff is about, then no big deal! After all we truly believe that He existed before time.
I haven’t stopped shortening words. SMSing has worsened the habit and yeah, I guess my mind will always run faster than my fingers so Long Live the Habit.
