The master eats more than he can hold, and with monstrous greed loads his belly until it is stretched and at length ceases to do the work of a belly; so that he is at greater pains to discharge all the food than he was to stuff it down.

Seneca: Epistles, 47

Psalm 40:3

He put a new song in my mouth,
       a hymn of praise to our God.
       Many will see and fear the LORD
       and put their trust in him.

Merry Christmas!

My little three year old daughter is sick at the moment - she just woke up crying and called me up to her bed.  I asked her: ”Do you want a drink”  No.  “Do you want songs?”  Shake of head.  “Do you want more covers?”  Silence.  “What’s up then – what do you want???”  She simply replied, “I want you.”

What greater gift could a father give than himself?  I lay down beside her and took her under my arm.  Of course, I’m not the first father to act in this way…

“I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD.”  (Ezekiel 34:15)

3 days till Christmas…

Israel bringing tribute to the East, circa 800BCE…

The East, bringing it back…