... is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here . . .” Yes it is. Let the preparation continue. 1. http://www.schreiberumc.org/sermons/08-02-03.pdf. 2. THE J0KESMITH, Volume XXIII, Number 2, Spring, 2006. 3. Demetri Martin, Reader’s Digest. 4. Roger Bush, A Bush Christmas (Rigby, 1980). Cited by Rev. Dr. Gordon Moyes, http://www.wesleymission.org.au/ministry/sermons/011230.html. 5. The Vision, NYAC paper, 12-31-2004, p. 2. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley.