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On my Kindle.
Every year, I enjoy listening to the BBC’s worldwide live radio broadcast of the Christmas Eve service from King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. This Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols combines Scripture readings, prayers, and choral music in a moving service of worship. One year, I was struck by the announcer’s description of the congregation leaving the magnificent chapel, saying they were “stepping out of this moment of grace and back into the real world.”
Wasn’t it that way on the first Christmas? The shepherds heard an angel announce the birth of the Savior, Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11), followed by a “multitude of the heavenly host praising God” (vv.13-14). After they found Mary, Joseph, and the Baby in Bethlehem, the shepherds couldn’t help telling others about this Child (v.17). “The shepherds went back to work, glorifying and praising God for everything that they had heard and seen, which had happened just as they had been told” (v.20 Phillips).
They had been changed by their “moment of grace.” As they stepped back into their real world, they carried the good news about Jesus in their hearts and voices.
May we too take God’s grace into the real world this Christmas and every day of the new year.
Read: Luke 2:13-20
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Galz, for another chapter in the big Berlin Adventure.
God rest the souls of the ones who sacrificed all for people
that they once considered their mortal enemy.
Only the American military is that compassionate!
TO THE
FREEPER CANTEEN
Twas The Night Before Christmas...
Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our
Military, our Allies, and their families.
Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
Our local DC Metroland weather report
~ Today...Cloudy skies
with periods of rain this afternoon.
High 42F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
~ Tonight...Rain ending early.
Then remaining mainly cloudy. Low 36F.
Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%.
Just dropping in the wish all my FR FRiends
a very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
May your new year be happier and more prosperous than the last.
Mr. Beachy and I are off early to see The Hobbit,
so I can't hang around long.
Gotta get some breakfast and then off.
But will be back on Wed. morn.
Time for me to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are.
Keep your eyes on your monitor.
Cause......I'll be bock
Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS
Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
REMEMBER THEM
DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
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TO THE
FREEPER CANTEEN
Twas The Night Before Christmas...
Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our
Military, our Allies, and their families.
Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
Our local DC Metroland weather report
~ Today...Cloudy skies
with periods of rain this afternoon.
High 42F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
~ Tonight...Rain ending early.
Then remaining mainly cloudy. Low 36F.
Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%.
Just dropping in the wish all my FR FRiends
a very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
May your new year be happier and more prosperous than the last.
Mr. Beachy and I are off early to see The Hobbit,
so I can't hang around long.
Gotta get some breakfast and then off.
But will be back on Wed. morn.
Time for me to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are.
Keep your eyes on your monitor.
Cause......I'll be bock
Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS
Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
REMEMBER THEM
DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
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A grand story of British and American will and ingenuity. Thanks for the pings.
When I was stationed in Berlin two of the most popular locations to re-enlist was Checkpoint Charlie and the Airlift Memorial.
Here are some pictures form another post.
http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=14428&finish=15&start=0
Happy Christmas everyone.
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Kathy, thank you for the stirring history of the Berlin Airlift and to all of the heroes who made it possible.....and successful.
