Considering Cards (and envelopes) - 5. The Postman's Challenge (Part 2)

One of our elderly relatives sent us a Christmas Card in this envelope:

 

We thought it was more than a little surprising that this got to us. Well done Royal Mail!  Just as well I'm not at some of our nearby churches - like Grace Church or St James or St Andrews!

The formula we end prayers with is also very simple - in Jesus' name.  God has made a way to him that is as simple as can be.

Card

Today the first Christmas Card arrived! All the way from . . . .

. . . the Royal Mail.

We are blessed by many cards usually. I like to look at cards for at least one interesting or ridiculous thing and the Royal Mail card does not disappoint.

It has 'Merry Christmas' on it! This is something of a welcome surprise given the secularisation of such things. This is devalued upon opening it and realising that it is the announcement of Christmas postal arrangements dressed up in the form of a card.

It also has, on this symbol on,

Which is very confusing indeed. After all, if I recycle it now I will not have the card in Advent, let alone at Christmas. And if I recycle it now I will also lose all the information which it has been sent to convey.

This card is already a front-runner for my 'Most Contradictory Card Award 2009'