So, in Bible Study this morning, one of my fellow pastors pointed out that Advent is the time of year when Christians (have the opportunity to) feel the most counter-cultural. For example, one of the preset radio stations in my car started playing Christmas carols nonstop, starting before Thanksgiving. But I know about certain ministers (it seems harder to pull this off at churches) who don't decorate at home until Christmas Day.
And I'm really on board with the whole idea of combatting the materialism of Christmas, and the way that marketers use it to activate our shopping gland. But at the same time, there is some real value to the way Christmas is practiced in the US, too. I don't really want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Which leaves me with the question: when should the decorations go up?
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Mine go up at Thanksgiving because I need to feel festive in order to get through Advent.
I love that our liturgy celebrates light coming into the world in the darkest months of the year. By the way, the sun is setting now. It's just past noon. I need that reminder for more than a day as I lament with the prophets. For me, it's a a both and. I totally hear you.
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