Lay-a-ways
are being paid for by strangers, Krugerrands show up in Salvation Army
buckets, anonymous charity donations skyrocket, and shoppers’ last
minute panic evaporates to listen to strangers in shopping malls
singing gratitude to the birth of Jesus.
Once again I am awed by the serenity of Christmas evening. Along
with the usual commercial, government, and private enterprises being
dark and quiet, the gas stations, the convenience stores, WalMart, the
restaurants, bars, 24-hour pharmacies, shopping malls, and all the other
places that never seem to close are also dark and quiet.
Street lights are changing colors for no one.
No other time of year compares with Christmas. No other event is as universally celebrated as the birth of Jesus Christ.
Even
if you don’t believe that He is God, you ought to stop for a minute and
thank the guy for being responsible for a season and a day when people
stop what they are doing and are changed into something better.
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