Sitting here going over my notes for today’s funeral, I am reminded that we are officially in the “Christmas Season,” and everyone is supposed to be excited and happy that Christmas is coming. For many people however, this will be a Christmas without someone they have lloved for many years, or any length of time, because death has taken a family member or a beloved friend, or some one who was “close” in the operation of life. I am certain it is the corruption of the holiday that causes the damage. Now a “Holiday” when the exchange of gifts has reached into every facet of society, and parties and gatherings…