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ChristmasMiracles
Christmasisatimeformiracles.Itisalsoatimewhenthedullthingsofdailylifeandtheforecastofhumanhaturegiveswaytoaspiritualawakening.AllowmetosharewithyouonetrulywonderofChristmas.
OurmiraclestorycomesfromanincidentthatoccurredinFlanders, Belgium, atthedawnofWorldWarI. OnDecember 24th ,1914, GermanandEnglishtroopsfacedeachotherfromtherelativesafetyoftheirditchesacrosswhichnomanslandlyingbetweenthem. Suddenly, thesilencewasbroken, notbygunfire, butbythestrainsofSilentNightarisingfromtheGermanposition. ItwasntlongbeforetheEnglishtroopsrespondedwithaYuletidehymnoftheirown. ThenanamazingsightsurprisedtheeyesoftheEnglishsoldiers. AGermansoldierholdingasmalltreearrangedwithlightedcandlesbegantowalkacrossthelandtowardtheEnglishlines. ThismiraculoussceneoccasionedthedeclarationofatrucefollowedbyEnglishandGermantroopsgreetingoneanother, exchangingsmallgiftsandsingingsongsofChristmas. WordofthisincrediblephenomenonreachedtheHighCommandofbothsides.
OnChristmasDay, botharmiesmovedfromtheirpositionstoengageinthekillingofwaratotherbattlefields. However, onChristmasEve 1914 onafieldinFlanders, therewasPeaceonEarth.
Christmasisatrulyamazingphenomenon. Thedayandseasonperpetuateamiraculous, historicaleventasanannualpresencethatchallengesanoftenrough, cruel, andegotisticalcreature -- thehumanbeing -- tobecomeopenandamenabletotheirCreatorsvision. ThegreatmiracleofChristmascontinuesintheperformanceofhumaneacts, moralhonesty, andinthespiritualawarenessofmillionsstrugglingtoleadalifeofgrace.
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