Merry Christmas Family, let us pray,
Oh Heavenly Father I stand before You this eve of the birth
of Christ and I simply say thanks for the blessings You share with us on this
day. Father I pray that where it is
possible we also share our blessings with those less fortunate and attempt to
provide a peace for all we may come in contact with here on earth. Father allow us to share that peace as widely
as possible. Lift up our brothers and
sisters who are ill or sick and need Your healing hands. Father we stand holding hands, arms locked
offering peace as best we are able. Help
us with this endeavor as we work in making final preparations for tomorrow’s
great celebration and feasts. For the
coming of the Prince of Peace we offer up our celebration of His birth…..AMEN.
Merry Christmas KTFA Family, we are poised on the eve of the
birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
This should be a time of peace and tranquility for what God brought into
this world as an offering to each of us.
A babe in a manger who would become the Prince of Peace, the King of
Kings, yet his life was embroiled in much turmoil even from His impending birth
up to and including His horrific death upon the cross. Never has such a person walked this earth,
but one day He will return…are we ready we should be asking ourselves.
December 1914, in war torn Europe, the English and French
were deeply involved in a battle with the German Army. As Christmas neared though a change came
about the battlefield….a battlefield that was pocketed with long trenches often
6 to 8 feet deep and scant yards apart separating one side from the other. Fierce battles ensued from these trenches,
but a few hours before Christmas all that was to change. A few German soldiers managed to find what
resembled a few Christmas trees and adorned them with candles and put them up
on the edge of their trenches, someone then lit the candles. A few yards away the British and French
troops were astounded by this action but were then awed by what happened next.
They heard the German troops start singing and though they
could not understand their words they could hardly fail to not recognize the
tunes…Christmas carols were being sung.
Soon the Britsh and French troops joined in from their trenches in their
native tongues. A few here and there
even ventured out of their trenches into what was known as No Man’s Land….and
the Germans did the same. They sang
together, no rifles, no bullets, no fighting.
Hours before they were enemies but now they huddled together like long
lost friends, even playing soccer with makeshift balls. They rallied together for this important
“peaceful” event, the birth of Christ.
All knew the significance of it and they locked arms in celebration of
the Risen King.
But soon commanders called their troops back to order and
hostilities began once again, but it was not lost this brief interruption, the
birth of the babe Jesus. The short truce
and peace that ensued was certainly extraordinary for all involved all who
later studied the event.
In this season of peace, may the Prince of Peace be our
leader as we move forth in our homes to start with as peacemakers, and we carry
forth this effort as we return to work and share with others far and wide the
importance of peace of on earth and good will toward all.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Go in Peace
Blessings to you all
Aloha
Randy
