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- Subject: " 25 ways we are different this Christmas"
- From: "Charlie Alread" <calread@internetwork.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:56:25 -0600
" 25 ways we are different this Christmas"
1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn't
have; this
Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do have.
2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes;this
Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.
3. Last
Christmas we were letting our sons play with toy guns; this
Christmas we
are teaching them that guns are not toys.
4. Last Christmas we were
counting our money; this Christmas we are
counting our blessings.
5.
Last Christmas we were lighting candles to decorate; this Christmas we
are
lighting candles to commemorate.
6. Last Christmas we paid lip service to
the real meaning of the holidays;
this Christmas we are paying homage to
it.
7. Last Christmas we were digging deep into our bank accounts to find
money
to fly home for the holidays; this Christmas we are digging deep
into our
souls to find the courage to do so.
8. Last Christmas we were
trying not to let annoying relatives get the best
of us; this Christmas we
are trying to give the best of ourselves to them.
9. Last Christmas we
thought it was enough to celebrate the holidays; this
Christmas we know we
must also find ways to consecrate them.
10. Last Christmas we thought a
man who could rush down a football field
was a hero; this Christmas we
know a man who rushes into a burning building
is the real one.
11.
Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness of the holidays; this
Christmas we are thinking about the meaning of them.
12. Last
Christmas we were getting on one another's nerves; this Christmas
we are
getting on our knees.
13. Last Christmas we giving thanks for gifts from
stores; this Christmas
we are giving thanks for gifts from GOD.
14.
Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our children all the
things
that money can buy; this Christmas we are wondering how to give them
all
the things money can't (peace, security).
15. Last Christmas we were
thinking about all the pressure we are under at
the office; this Christmas
we are thinking about all the people who no longer
have an office to go
to.
16. Last Christmas we were singing carols; this Christmas we are
singing
anthems.
17. Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would
feel to be affluent;
this Christmas we are thinking how good it feels to
be alive.
18. Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven; this
Christmas we know
they are right here on earth.
19. Last Christmas we
were contemplating all the changes we wanted to make
in the new year; this
Christmas we are contemplating all the changes we will
have to make in
this new reality.
20. Last Christmas we believed in the power of the
pocketbook; this
Christmas we believe in the power of prayer.
21. Last
Christmas we were sharing / spreading / listening to gossip; this
Christmas we are sharing / spreading and listening to the Gospel.
22.
Last Christmas we were complaining about how much of our earnings went
to
taxes; this Christmas we comprehend that freedom isn't free.
23. Last
Christmas we valued things that were costly; this Christmas we
value
things that are holy.
24. Last Christmas the people we idolized wore
sports uniforms; this
Christmas the people we idolize wear police,
firefighter and military
uniforms.
25. Last Christmas peace on earth
is something we prayed for on Sunday
morning; now it's something we pray
for every day.