The minutes of 2021 are ticking down towards another year. I have written on all four Advent Sundays, and today, I write on Christmas day. Christmas Eve passed quietly as a dangerous, milky fog enveloped the earth and ice was the prevailing road condition. There seems to be no end to the pandemic, and many people are stubbornly refusing to wear masks. This is the second year in a row where I have not attended services on Christmas Eve. Last…..
