God's Word Made Flesh - O Holy Night O Night Devine
Posted on 12/24/2007 7:47:22 AM PST by SouthTexas
I would like to wish all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas.
Below is my favorite comment for this time of year, by one of the greatest men, if not THE greatest to live in our time, Ronald Reagan.
"Meaning no disrespect to the religious convictions of others, I still can't help wondering how we can explain away what to me is the greatest miracle of all and which is recorded in history.
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No one denies there was such a man, that he lived and that he was put to death by crucifixion. Where...is the miracle I spoke of? Well consider this and let your imagination translate the story into our own time -- possibly to your own hometown.
A young man whose father is a carpenter grows up working in his father's shop. One day he puts down his tools and walks out of his father's shop.
He starts preaching on street corners and in the nearby countryside, walking from place to place, preaching all the while, even though he is not an ordained minister.
He never gets farther than an area perhaps 100 miles wide at the most. He does this for three years. Then he is arrested, tried and convicted. There is no court of appeal, so he is executed at age 33 along with two common thieves. Those in charge of his execution roll dice to see who gets his clothing -- the only possessions he has. His family cannot afford a burial place for him so he is interred in a borrowed tomb. End of story?
No, this uneducated, propertyless young man who...left no written word has, for 2,000 years, had a greater effect on the world than all the rulers, kings, emperors; all the conquerors, generals and admirals; all the scholars, scientists and philosophers who have ever lived -- all of them put together.
How do we explain that? ...Unless he really was what he said he was."
--Ronald Reagan
Merry Christmas ya’ll.
God's Word Made Flesh - O Holy Night O Night Devine
Thank you.
My sore throat is a little better this morning but I didn't get much sleep last night.
That’s a great one. Merry Christmas.
If you’re still sick come gathering time, just remind your family that it’s better to give than receive. :)
My favorite. Not really a Christmas comment, but then again, it’s the reason for the season.
I see it as one.
Amen to that! ;)
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Merry Christmas to you and your family
Merry Christmas! What a glorious day! LOL!
Merry Christmas to all of you!
Ibidinum.
(ditto)
To you and yours a Very Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all my friends in Texas, and you foreigners too.... ;^)
Merry Christmas to you too!
Same to you - Merry Christmas!
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