Sunday, December 17, 2023
Sunday Reflection: The Santa Complication
Often, Santa Claus is described as a kind of opponent of Jesus-- that he has some role in the commercialization and secularization of Christmas.
I suppose that at some level it is true, but it's also kind of complicated.
Think about it this way... Santa is really just part of a huge team, however you think of it. All those elves and, er, helpers all over the world. He does not apparently get paid for any of it, and doesn't seem especially spry. So, what we have here is a huge community of caring with a common purpose, giving things away to children. Sounds pretty Christian to me!
