A story out of Taunton, Massachusetts made our phones light up like a Christmas tree yesterday morning. An 8-year-old student was asked to draw something that reminds him of the holidays. Having recently been to the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in nearby Attleboro, it should be no surprise that the youngster had drawn a picture representing Christ on the Cross. Instead, he was sent home from school and ordered to go through a psychological evaluation due to his "violent" stick figure drawing. What an outrageous overreaction!
Perhaps this email from one of our listeners sheds some light on this incident and on the season...
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Dear Glenn & Rebecca,
Sometimes children understand things a lot easier than grownups do: the Taunton second grader really understands why Christmas is the biggest birthday party on the planet! It's because of Easter that God sent His Son, and "O Holy Night explains why:
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining.
It is the Night of our Dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices.
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
And so the HOPE is that there is something beyond this life: eternal life through Him.
Merry Christmas!
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