November 30
December 1
“Marley was dead:….The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it….Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail….Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administration, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend and sole mourner. And Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral… (p. 1)”
The only person that cared about Marley’s death was Scrooge. We’re not even certain if we can even say he truly cared. When confronted with the reality of death, we may ask, “How many will care truly about our own death?” If we are concerned about the answer to this question, perhaps we should ask the question, “How then shall we live?”
Over the course of Advent we tend to focus on this story, the Christmas Story, and come to the realization that one word is important: relationships. God was interested in a relationship with us and that is why he sent his “only begotten son.” Scrooge will eventually be transformed and become concerned about relationships and will send a turkey to his employee’s family and send himself to his nephew.
We ourselves must be faced with the reality of our life and our relationships that we have in our life. Perhaps this Christmas is a time where relationships are more cherished and goodwill is extended to foster and help grow those relationships: a time to “ponder these things in our hearts.”
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