What's in a Word

Yesterday Linda and I were looking for Christmas Crackers: no, not food to eat but pretty paper wrapped cylinders which "pop" as they are pulled apart revealing small toys and crepe paper crowns. It is an English tradition (which I did not learn in Jamaica). The looks on the store clerks faces when I asked for Christmas Crackers were priceless. Our search came up fruitless. (But not the cake in the fridge).
I grew up saying "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays". In the last few years there has been a push for PC (politically correct) speech which came to a head this year and now Target and Wal-Mart are both using the "C" word again. Words do have meanings, yet meanings can change. When I was in grade school "gay" ment happy and fun. Now it means something else. Growing up in Jamaica a "fag" was a cigarette and a "rubber" was a large eraser for school work.
So, even though it may seem odd and different, let me bless you in this way: May your celebration of the Incarnation of our Lord be joyous and draw you closer to He who is Creator, Light, the Word, Savior and the Head of His Church.

Gordon