Christmas Eve/Day • Christmas Eve/Day
Only the bleat of a lamb could be heard through the quiet of the night. Across the treeless grazing land a soft breeze kissed the warm earth. Within a secluded nook a herd of sheep were dozing while on a mound only a few feet away a group of men slumbered calmly. The ruddy faces, hands and sandaled feet of those men betrayed the fact that they had long been exposed to the elements. Their garments covered rugged bodies which in turn housed rugged minds carved by a constant struggle for existence. The picture was one of peace and simplicity. Suddenly the shepherds awakened to hear this song, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!”
Nineteen hundred years after this song, we are still at war with one another and…