Prophets foretold the coming of the Christ; shepherds recognized and reverenced the child Jesus; Wisemen followed a star to Bethlehem and worshiped him as the promised Messiah; Simeon publicly identified and presented Jesus as the Saviour, or Son of God.
Long, long ago people did not know much about God, and they did not know about Christmas either, because there had never been a Christmas Day, not even one.
During my tour of duty in the service in World War II, I developed some undesirable traits of character and habits, including drinking of alcoholic beverages and smoking.
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