HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1969-12-25, Page 6What do you say if someone asks you to tell
them about Christmas?
Will you begin with Christmas trees and
jingle bells, ribboned packages in gold and
red and green? Will you speak of mince pie
and ham and turkey, and snow and mistletoe
and holly and candies brightly burning?Would
you mention organ music from a church at
twilightht a;d the sound of carols in the night?
At b ha. )irit in your narrative would you
suggesl to the searcher that Christmas is
found somewhere amid the trappings and
traditions of this particular holiday?
If you would describe Christmas,. begin at
eginning. The origin of Christmas is
e and uncomolicated, really. It isthe birth
of a Child at Bethlehem. Everyone knows the
starls. It h bean repeated, unchanged, in
for ge'nerations.
Chrsi:r,-.1:s is the message of Bethlehem
the rep.lizai,Qn tha: Christ is born and Christ
is with m, today and always the hope, the
l ight. the promise and the fulifillrinent,
ChristrrPs is a sirnp!9, rria:_lningful phrase:
"For on t;iis day is born unto the world a
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