| What - No-El? written by Grady Campbell (deceased) |
| Annie and I went to the Church's seniors' lunch and program today. The lunch was great. The program, Christmas singing by the Senior choir, was wonderfully entertaining. When persons who have December birthdays were recognized, the audience seemed astounded that one in their midst was 88 years old; that person being I. This is the first, I hope not the last, time I have been recognized as old --evincing mixed emotions for me. One of the carols performed in the program has provided me with the seed for this E-Mail. What might be in a name of a Christmas carol that would impress me? "Some have it, some don't have it." Even in the Bible we find the same condition; some do, some don't. Genesis does not show it, Revelation does once. In the New Testament Luke is the only one of the Gospel writers who had it; Paul had it at the end. In our Sunday School class, I note that our teacher, Rachel, has finally got it. Class President Jack does not have it, but wife Liz has had it from the beginning. Kenny Hall has it double, and Irene got it from him at last. Carolyn has it too, somewhere along the way. Sad to say, perhaps, but several of our classmates do not have. it -- Ruth, Ted and Joanne, Gary and Mona, John and Mary. Avonelle has it twice, at least. Annie did not have it until she married a Campbell, then she ended up with a double load. Ah, those Christmas Carols! The one in my mind at the moment! Noel Noel Noel noEL noEL What! no " EL" |
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