Grandparent asked their 6 year old grandson - did you write a
letter to Santa yet? No, Santa already sent me an e-mail - told me he knew all
about me and that I better be good. Times have changed!
Some newspapers still publish some letters from Santa –
here are a few:
- Meg from Sydney, Australia – “Dear Santa - Thanks for last year
and please don’t forget my cousin. She can’t help but be bad.”
- Marion from Limerick, Ireland – “Santa, come to Ireland. The
leprechauns want to meet your elves!”
- Sarah from Littleton, Colorado – “I’ve been really good all year
but don’t ask daddy or mommy if it is true.”
- Alex from Richfield, Utah – “Thank you for the remote control car
last year even though it broke the day after. I know you tried and that’s what
counts.”
- Javier from Santiago, Chile – “My English is terrible but my
hope is great.”
Recently a group of 10 children were asked to write letters to
Santa. What do you want for Christmas?
Game – guitar – play station – piano – ipad
Then they were asked to write a letter to their parents – to
tell them what they wanted for Christmas. Their requests were different:
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Please spend more time with me
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Could you have dinner with us more often?
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Read me a story
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I want to play with you.
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Can we be together the whole day?
Then, the children were told – if you could send only 1 of the 2
letters, which would you send?
Every one of the 10 kids chose the letter to their parents!
Ah – children want much more than presents for Christmas!
Tonight marks the 100th Anniversary of the WW 1
Christmas Truce.
After 4 months of battle, British, Irish, Belgian & German
troops found themselves facing each other in trenches, a football field apart.
But this very night, 100 years ago, something began to happen. One
by one they came out of their trenches. Silent Night was sung. Food and
handshakes were exchanged. They prayed together and buried their dead. They
even played soccer. A miracle of Christmas.
WHY???
What is it about Christmas? What is it that caused them to do such
a thing?
The doorway to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is low –
you must bow down – you walk to the front of the church – go down the stairs
and there you see it - A silver star in
the floor marks the spot. The inscription reads, "HIC DE VIRGINE MARIA
JESUS CHRISTUS NATUS EST “Here of the Virgin Mary Jesus Christ was
born.”
God takes flesh – God becomes one of us! An Amazing thought!!!
If it is true – if you believe it – it changes everything!
Why we get up in the morning
What we do with our lives
How we treat our families and even strangers
The words we speak - the friends we have
What we do on Sunday mornings
Even what we do with our money
The birth of Jesus changes everything!!!
I found one more letter to Santa -
“Dear Santa – Do you know that Jesus is the real reason for
Christmas? Not to be mean, but he is!”
Indeed he is!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
