{"id":2839,"date":"2023-12-25T07:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2023-12-25T07:28:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:28:41","slug":"it-is-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/25\/it-is-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"IT IS CHRISTMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It is Christmas
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Regardless of what you believe or what you don’t, this day is special. It is Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of the darkness, light shines forth. In the coldest season, as has never failed for centuries, warmth ensues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some will sing, others will feast, many will gather, a few will avoid, but no one can ignore that this day is different. It makes you wonder, and that’s the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wonder is something children do well, especially today. And today is a day you can permit yourself to see, to understand, that they’re on to something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different people profess different perspectives, yet some truths today feel universal and undeniable. We long to connect, to give, to care, to believe, to wonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is Christmas and one way or another you feel its joy, even if you can’t explain why. Today is Christmas, and there’s a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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