Seasons of Love
A cup.
Lately, if you’ve tuned into the interwebs, you’ve heard some commotion about the Starbuck’s “Christmas” cup.
What’s the issue? It doesn’t have SNOWFLAKES. It’s red, it’s green, but there are snowflakes missing…and it’s created somewhat of an uproar.
And all I can say is…WOW. I think Jesus is just shaking his head in sadness. In the fact that we seem to be missing the point of Christmas altogether with petty arguments such as this.
Because like it or not people, this is not what Christmas is about.
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This month, I have the honor and privilege of being part of It Happened One Christmas at the Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City.
It truly is a lovely show, fusing Christmas favorites from both prose and music into a delightful story.
One of the songs, is Seasons of Love, from the Broadway show RENT.
And, quite frankly, it’s a brilliant choice for the holiday season.
Allow me to remind you of the lyrics:
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure-measure a year
In daylights- in sunsets
In midnites- in cups of coffee
In inches- in miles
In laughter- in strife
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure a year in the life
How about love
How about love
How about love
Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man
In truth that she learns
Or in times that he cried
In bridges he burned
Or the way that she dies
Its time now to sing out
Tho the story never ends
Lets celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love
Remember the love
Remember the love
Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love
Measure in love. IN LOVE. IN LOVE. IN LOVE.
Christmas, dear folks, is not about a snowflake count on a coffee cup. It’s about love. About giving. About selflessness. About heart.
It’s not about the material. It’s about the moments shared with those that you love. It’s about celebrating the goodness that exists in one another - in cherishing the tiny moments that slip under our radar all too often in other moments of the year.
Christmas is about birth. About life. About love. About celebration. It should be a day when we all come together - not an excuse to further any divide.
Let’s celebrate.