Christmas Eve 2020. Darkness has fallen, the sun set here 75 minutes ago. It was feeling cold here, with the mercury only a little above freezing. The supermarket was busy, but people were calm and focused on gathering their goods for the days ahead. Church services will be held on-line, as we can't gather as of old.
My memory of Christmas Eve past is that of church bells tolling across the night air, ringing through frost and mist.
Lockdowns and the restrictions necessitated through the on-going pandemic will not detract from the message of joy and hope that Christmas stands for.
Tonight, I shall remember absent friends, to reinforce the joy and hope of Christmas past - in order to look forward to Christmas to come. The hope that, although we may need to be apart for now, one day we'll be back together again and no-one will be missing.
Merry Christmas from Stornoway.
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