If I could give all the people of Canada and the United States a gift this Christmas it would be this: understand the difference between morality and ideology.
If we could all clearly make that distinction I believe we would immediately begin to make the world a better place.
I bring this up now because it is the "Season of Giving." No child should have a Christmas without a gift. No family should have a Christmas Day without a feast of turkey and cranberries. Undoubtedly all true. Our moral backbone won't stand for anything less.
And the rest of the year? We become spineless jellyfish. We let ideologues tell us how to think and feel. These can be politicians, business leaders and their associations, even clergy. They tell us that people are homeless because they are lazy and don't want to work; that people are hungry because they would rather be addicts. This is ideological nonsense.
Let us give ourselves a gift this year. Let us give ourselves a voice to shout down these nincompoops. Let us build our nations up on morality. That is what Christmas is all about. Peace and Love. Every day. Every occasion. Every choice.
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Dan: One of the two best Christmas cards I've ever seen or sent reads like this:
"When the song of the angel is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and the princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flock,
THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS BEGINS:
to find the lost
to heal the broken
to feed the hungry
to release the prisoner
to build the nations
to bring peace among brothers
to make music in the hearts."
I have appreciated that message so much I have quoted it in several of my Christmas sermons. Just wanted you to know I agree with your sentiments.
Pastor Bob Preuss (retired)
Amen!
I am fortunate to live with a beautiful lady who always acts like it is Christmas. Here's an example. One time we were walking across the parking lot at the mall where 'panhandlers' are common. One young man approached us and asked Brenda if she had a couple of dollars. She immediately opened her purse. "And what are you going to do with these dollars?" she asked. "I'm trying to get enough bus fare to go to Sault Ste. Marie and see my family," he replied. "How much do you need for the ticket?" she asked. "Thirty seven dollars and 50 cents," he said.
Brenda had $30 in folding money which she gave him. Then she opened her coin purse and found the other $7.50. It took everything she had. Tears appeared in the young man's eyes. "Thank you, lady!" he said and turned toward the Greyhound depot.
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