If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times—“what a year it’s been.” Cliche as those words may sound at the end of 2020, they seem to resonate with all of us.
We’re tired. We’re longing for a sense of normalcy. And we’re trying to celebrate Christmas joyfully in the midst of it all.
In his editorial “On This COVID Christmas, Food Is Love and to Feast Is to Worship,” Daniel Harrell encourages us to take the time to cook and eat well even if our gatherings are small or non-existent.
“Feasting is not just about eating but about preparation too,” Harrell writes. “Good food takes time, and to make it and share it with others—around a table or left on a porch—is itself an act of love as well as worship.”
Whatever the particulars or restrictions on your holiday celebration, may you relish flavors and aromas this Christmas. Someday, very soon, we will dine and delight in eternity. Until then, let’s feast anyway.
