I Believe in Santa

Christmas Eve & Day sermon by Glynn Cardy on the power of Santa. "It is a mistake to underestimate Santa Claus. He didn't get a part in the Bible, but he's sure a big part of Christmas. On Christmas Eve there is a children's service here. It's one of the biggest of the year. Children and chaos abound, and the atmosphere is charged. We sing, we laugh, and we tell stories of cribs and candles and Christmases past. We also have Santa. For years I've had trouble with Santa. No, it's not the reindeer parking problems or the resultant pooh… it's finding Santa himself. It takes a special person to don the red suit, and frankly some of them haven't been up to it. There's more to being Santa than sticking out your stomach, chuckling 'Ho, ho, ho', and answering smart seven year olds. But – and this is the interesting bit – Santa is never a flop. He never falls from the grace the children extend." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=74&id=691