The Work of Christmas
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among people,
To make music in the heart.
- The Mood of Christmas by Howard Thurman
Trying to come to the aid of his Father, who was stopped by an officer for speeding, the lil' tyke piped up:
"Yeah? Well, if we were speeding, so were you!"
A man's greatest care should be for that place where he dwells longest; therefore eternity should be in his scope!
- Thomas Manton
"Our Father which art in heaven."
--- Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying
--- But you called me
Called you? I didn't call you. I'm praying. "Our father which art in heaven."
--- There you did it again.
Did what?
--- Called me. You said, "Our Father which art in heaven." Here I am. What's on your mind?
My wife and I get along just great, except that she's a "backseat driver" second to none.
After years of putting up with her pestering, I finally decided I'd had enough and advised her that I would no longer drive with her in the car.
Later that day, on my way home from doing some Christmas shopping at the mall, I heard my cell phone ring as I was merging onto a freeway. It was my wife calling.
By chance, she had entered the freeway right behind me.
"Honey," she said, "your turn signal is still on. And put on your lights; it's starting to rain."
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