Don’t forget the true meaning of Christmas
MANY children and adults in our society will celebrate Christmas, but have lost touch with its true meaning.
They will not realise the significance of
Advent in the Christian church, or why we celebrate Christmas. No doubt they would have heard of baby Jesus and some might know he was born 2,000 years ago, and he was the son of God.
To some in our secularised society, this will be little more than a fairy tale. And if they understand little about Advent, and Christmas, they will understand even less about Easter. For Christians, Advent (the four Sundays before Christmas) is the time of solemn preparation and hopeful anticipation of the celebration of the incarnate God.
During the Christmas season, we generally exchange gifts, and these gifts symbolise our respect, affection and love for one another.
But let us not forget,
Norman Plaisted Newport
God exchanges the greatest of all gifts with us: Jesus Christ our Saviour. Happy Christmas, and may God bless you all. Norman Plaisted Newport
Invitation to plant
THIS is National Tree Week, a celebration of Britain’s beautiful trees, that marks the start of the planting season from now until March.
Now, more than ever, we need to plant trees – to combat air pollution, soak up flood water, provide a haven for birds and other wildlife, and for the pure pleasure of looking at them.
Tree planting is something we can all do – there are trees to suit gardens of every shape and size – and they will grace our gardens for many years to come.
Trees that provide food for pollinators, and berries for birds are particularly welcome, but all types of trees enhance our towns and cities beyond measure. So please, start planting today! Nerys Lloyd-Pierce
Chair, Cardiff Civic Society
Carney the Mystic Meg of economics
WE got a bargain when we made Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of England; not only is he a superb snake-oil salesman, a perfect standin for Mystic Meg and an ideal leader writer for Old Moore’s Almanac, a grown-up (well almost) version of the boy who cried wolf, he is also able (with his tarot cards and crystal ball) to predict the state of our dynamic economy to within 0.1% in 20, 30 or 40 years’ time (years when he is relaxing somewhere enjoying his big fat, inflation-proof pension). Brian Christley
Abergele, Conwy
These gifts symbolise our respect, affection and love for one another
Another vote? I’d still back leaving EU
ANOTHER day and another letter from the straw-grabbing remainers (“We must have a re-run after lies”, Echo letters, November 29).
If this writer believes that my decision to vote in favour of leaving the EU was influenced in any way by an overspending agency in favour of leaving, then he is very much barking up the wrong tree.
I have to admit I did not check for Reds under the bed before I made my choice and I do not recall Ivan
being instrumental in any shape or form. Instead I made an informed decision on information gleaned from official documents available on websites regarding the pros and cons of membership.
The writer is also under the impression it was only the leave campaigners who were strangers to the truth but in reality both sides framed their rhetoric to suit their purpose.
As far as I am concerned, we have had a people’s vote and it was to leave the EU, which is happening. If there would be another referendum, which would make this country a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, I would, with no hesitation again vote to leave this association which is based on the ethics of elitism. Mr Roger Lee Pontcanna, Cardiff
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