Not withstanding his gigantic size, he is able to accommodate himself to any place with ease.

He stood beneath a low roof quite as gracefully and like a supernatural creature as it was possible he could have done in any lofty hall. The ghost of Christmas present, described as a jolly giant, is a huge earthy figure that exudes charity, generosity, and goodwill to all people, but especially to the poor.

This spirit first appears to Scrooge while sitting on a throne made a food for a Christmas feast.

The ghost, while it's wearing a massive green robe with white fur fringe,

it's bare-chested barefoot, carrying a fiery torch

that fills the room with sweet aroma.

This ghost is extravagant, and he's ready to party and it has a

charisma that will bring joy to any room. And while the ghost fills every room with its presents, Scrooge observes a remarkable quality of the spirit.

So this description of this stooping of the ghost of Christmas present draws my mind to the

Christian belief that God the son stooped down to be born in human form in the

incarnation.

And there's one more detail about the ghost that just jumps out.

Listen to Dickin's description of the spirit.

Its dark brown curls were long and free free is its genial face

It's sparkling eye. It's open hand. It's cheery voice. It's unconstrained amena and its

joyful air.

Girded round its middle was an antique scabbard, but no sword was in it.

And the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust.

This ghost is clearly the life of the party but way more than life of the party.

Notice that the scabbard didn't hold a sword and it never did it was rusted over. I can't help but see the ghost of

Christmas present as celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace.

His empty rusted sheath is an illustration of what we hear in the Gospel of Luke.

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