I think about definitions a lot. This surprises no one. All the careers I’ve had lean heavily in the linguistics. I’ve been thinking a lot this Christmas season about the word “holy.” Holy means set apart. When we call something sacred we just mean: we are declaring this special. We wear our special clothes and declare things too important to miss. I think that is why some of us love Christmas so much. We get to set things apart, we get to declare things we do in our own places with our own people holy. Very often that is holy laughter rather than quiet solemn moments. I think both are good. I think both are deeply pleasing to God.
A joy that hangs on
A joy that hangs on
A joy that hangs on
I think about definitions a lot. This surprises no one. All the careers I’ve had lean heavily in the linguistics. I’ve been thinking a lot this Christmas season about the word “holy.” Holy means set apart. When we call something sacred we just mean: we are declaring this special. We wear our special clothes and declare things too important to miss. I think that is why some of us love Christmas so much. We get to set things apart, we get to declare things we do in our own places with our own people holy. Very often that is holy laughter rather than quiet solemn moments. I think both are good. I think both are deeply pleasing to God.