In responding to a comment about “Happy New Year” something I already knew came back and bit me on the nose. As Christians we have had a tendency to adopt the vocabulary of the world. One of those is what I run into every day when I’m out shopping. We have a tendency to say, “Have a good day”, or some such platitude. Here in Texas you run into people who will say, “Have a blessed day” instead. Every time that happens, I feel guilty because that’s not what I just got through saying.
So when we say Happy New Year’s we are conforming to the world. We are using their language. It is not one of the seven deadly sins but we do it without thinking. Sure I want you to have a happy new year, but even more I want you to have a blessed new year and thus a blessed eternity.
Little things can add up.
homo unius libri
homo unius libri
Monday, December 29, 2025
Opus 2025-608: Get the Right Words
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Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.