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AS WE COME CLOSER EACH DAY TOWARDS THE BIRTHDAY OF JESUS. THE FACT THAT MANY FAIL IN THEIR THINKING AS JUST THE VERY IMPORTANCE OF HIS BIRTH. IT IS SAD TO SEE CROWDS GATHERED IN PARKING LOTS, A CROWD HUDDLED AT THE FRONT DOORS OF ALL THE DISCOUNT STORES THAT DO NOT STAY OPEN ROUND THE CLOCK. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE WATCHED MANY CHANGES. AT ONE POINT WALMART FORBID EMPLOYEES TO SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS", WHILLE BEING ON COMPANY PROPERTY. THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED. THE HOLYIST TIME OF THE YEAR, THE NEXT BEING THE HOLY WEEK OF EASTER. BOTH ARE THE LOUDEST SIGINALS THAT ALL SHOULD HEED. BOTH IS WHY OUR VERY BEING HERE ON EARTH IS SO IMPORTANT. I OFTEN WONDER IN COMPARISION, AS TO HOW MANY DEVOTE AS MUCH MONEY TO THEIR THITHES AS THEY DO IN SUPPORTING TODAYS ECOMONY. THE BEGINNING OF GIFT GIVING DIDN`T GET POPULAR FOR SEVERAL CENTURYS AFTER HIS BIRTH. THE NATIONS ECOMONY WASN`T BASED ON HOW MANY TREES WAS CUT TO BE THROWN IN THE TRASH PILE AS SOON AS THE BIG CHRISTMAS FEAST IS HISTORY, HOW MANY STORES BASED THEIR PROFIT AN LOSS DETERMANED HOW THE COMING WOULD BE FOR THEM. OUR COUNTRY HAS LOST ITS DIRECTION, REACHING GOALS WITH NO FUTURE, MORALS LOWERED UNTIL THE PLAYING FIELD IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW. THIS COUNTRY HAS BECOME A MELTING POT OF BEGGERS,ALWAYS WANTING MORE WITHOUT PUTTING FORTH ANY EXTRA EFFORT AS TO WHERE OUR SOULS WILL SPEND ETERNITY. THAT STANDS FROM OUR HIGHEST ELECTED OFFICIALS TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF HUMANITY THAT TRYS HARDEST BUT STILL CAN`T DO BETTER. OUR LORD WILL CONTINUE TO BESTOW OUR DAILY BLESSING ON US AS HE HAS DONE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF HIS TIME. TAKE TIME THIS CHRISTMAS DAY TO PRAY FOR ALL THE LESS FORTUNATE, INCLUDING ALL THE ARMED FORCES THAT HAS GIVEN THEIR ALL SO WE CAN ENJOY WHAT FREEDOM WE HAVE TODAY. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND THE FORTH COMING HAPPY NEW YEAR. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. |
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