Father Snort

Brad Sullivan 4 Advent, Year C December 20, 2015 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) Slings & Arrows My family and I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Friday night, and it was totally awesome, everything I’ve been waiting almost 30 years for. Tickets were sold out for weeks before the movie even opened (we had our since October), and we’re seeing it again tomorrow night (with tickets we’ve also had since October). Apparently there are some people in the world who don’t particularly care about Star Wars, but even they have heard about this near miraculous event. It’s been this enormously huge deal for years in the making, international headlines, and when it really comes down to it, this movie doesn’t really matter, not even a little bit. It’s a movie. It’s great storytelling. It’s a huge part of our culture, but it’s still just a movie. By the way, I&#