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Letter to the Editor

Letter

Cairns on Cinema

Well, folks, it’s that time again. As we bid farewell to this year and this decade, I for one find it easy to put 2020 behind us.

The New Year is always a good time to talk about beginnings and fresh starts. With that in mind, I wrote a little story on the birth of a child, since there’s nothing that leaves us with brighter expectation and hope.

The Ilex, or holly, is a genus that is widespread throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world. It includes species of trees, shrubs and climbers, some with evergreen and some with deciduous foliage.

If ever there was a tough Christmas, at least for a lot of us, it’s Christmas 2020. I won’t really miss the work involved in putting up and taking down the tree, but that’s only because no one can come to share its beauty with us.

“There will be no candlelight carol service at our church on Christmas Eve,” I told Ed yesterday. Of course, he has always said candlelight services are popular because it is a way for everyone to play with fire at church.

Four hundred years after Moses led Israel out of Egypt, David became Israel’s beloved King. God promised that a Son from David’s lineage would come whose kingdom would never end.

*This poem is in no way meant to trivialize the impact this pandemic has had on our world, or make light of anyone’s suffering. I hope only to bring a smile.