I note the following:
- Birthdays are strange things to celebrate. Our Lord had His on Christmas Day, but thereafter He was not known for celebrating the day at all and neither was anyone else in the Bible.
- There is a big fuss about children’s birthdays, and yet they have many score in front of them and thus one of them has little value.
- By the time one reaches a certain age, birthdays should become increasingly significant as there will be fewer left, and yet this does not seem to be the case.
- People trot out the formulaic “Happy Birthday” much as a meaningless ritual that is expected of them, (I am reminded of some members of the congregation) rather than any desire to see that one particular day is, in some way “happier” than others: a strange thought again, which leads to
- If your birthday is “happy”, surely it indicates that all other days have been miserable. This is not always so.
I am thus a little lost for words - there perhaps should be something appropriate to say. I shall pray for guidance on the matter.