Almighty Holidays

I've been remembering a time when the world stopped on Christmas - and all major holidays.

I've been remembering a time when we made sure we had our errands finished by the eve of the holiday because on Christmas, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, or the Fourth of July nothing - and I do mean nothing was open.

Gas stations, grocery stores, hardware stores, bakeries, butcher shops, drug stores, they were all vacant - locked tight. Everyone, with the exception of hospital staff and members of the armed services, had the opportunity to gather around a backyard barbecue or a Christmas tree because family came first. Folks attended parades in honor of the servicemen who fought for freedom, gathered around tables to give thanks for families, and went to church to give thanks to God. There were priorities, and while the dollar was important it wasn't yet the almighty dollar.

When the title of Almighty switched from the Supreme Being to the greenback things went into a downward spiral.

It seems to me we've come darn close to the bottom of that spiral - and it seems to me that this unhappy place is where we're destined to linger until Almighty is set back in its proper place.