On Death and Christmas 12/10/2016 “Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not.” Yoda (Episode III) “Thy dead shall live, Lord… your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead” Isaiah 26:19 Perhaps this will seem a morbid topic for the Holiday season, yet what is it we celebrate on Christmas? We celebrate (in the traditional understanding) the birth of Jesus Christ. And why do we celebrate his birth? We celebrate
“Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not.” Yoda (Episode III) “Thy dead shall live, Lord… your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead” Isaiah 26:19 Perhaps this will seem a morbid topic for the Holiday season, yet what is it we celebrate on Christmas? We celebrate (in the traditional understanding) the birth of Jesus Christ. And why do we celebrate his birth? We celebrate