December 21
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
If we wanted to give the corona virus a personality in these last days of December 2020, we can find a likely suspect in the movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.As we live in the shadow of COVID-19, the virus-Grinch seems to be lurking around every corner, confirming the message of its hit song, “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.”
In a first similarity, many of us have been challenged by the COVID-15, like the freshman-15 weight gain that so many add during their first year at college. Our experience resonates with the Grinch’s words: “Am I just eating because I’m bored?
One of the most poignant lines from the film comes from six-year-old Cindy Lou Who as she says, “No one should be alone on Christmas.” We are feeling this so deeply in these days. Connection with other people has been proven again and again to be vital to healthy living, and yet homebound seniors, nursing home residents, and those hospitalized with the virus are isolated from those who love them. Even the Grinch admits, “I could use a little social interaction.”
We need each other. That’s how humans are built. Yet to protect each other, we choose to be separate, at least for a time. We don’t choose isolation out of revenge or hurt, but out of a sense of care for one another. Unlike the movie, we may not get the Christmas Eve happy ending we wish for, but it’s how we’re loving each other in these days.
Paul said, “I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong – that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged
by each other’s faith.
Romans 1:11-12
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