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Christmas Day - "No light, but rather darkness visible / Serv’d only to discover sights of woe, / Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace / And rest can never dwell, hope never comes / That comes to all;" -JM

Posted by John Owen

25 Dec 2022

John Owen

(trawlerman)

United States
Lisle
New York

Sadness, self-reflection, loneliness, anxiety.

It's the holiday season.

That title is from Milton. Darkness Visible.

There's a single sentence in a Charles Williams novel that I've always found so chillingly true.

"He desired hell."

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they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

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I can't find a YouTube version to embed, so sorry for that, but click through this link for Dan Zimmerman doing Handel, something I like a lot.
https://familyrechristmas.bandcamp.com/track/the-people-that...

I've written this in advance and set it to auto-post. Some more time travel.

Let's all hope that I'm spending time with my family, maybe even playing a raucous game of Strike at just this moment. You know, actually playing games with loved ones. Instead of writing dopey posts about how hard it is to play games with loved ones. Here's to hoping that you're all doing the same, enjoying the goodness of this day and all that you've been given. Take it for gift. Take it for granted.