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The light of Christmastide
One winter when I was living in Eastern Europe, I had gone to a mountain resort for skiing. The skiing was not very good, but the snow lay like a thick white carpet over the landscape.
On Christmas Eve I went out for a walk in the late afternoon. My path took me away from the crowd and bustle, and around a quiet hillside. There, in the gathering dusk, I passed a small house with snow-covered roof. In the uncurtained window stood a little Christmas tree, lighted with candles, whose light shone out to the passer-by. And as I walked by, I heard the strains of a violin playing a soft melody from some other house beyond.
That little lighted tree in the window, shining out into the night, and the soft strains of music in the distance made an unforgettable impression. The lights were there to shine out the message of the birth of him who is the light of the world. As St. John says of the Christ, which Christ Jesus demonstrated, "That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." John 1:9. And the music seemed an echo of the song the angels sang, proclaiming peace on earth, good will to men.
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December 23, 1985 issue
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The daystar and peace
ELVEY WILLIAM ALFRED BARTON
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"Joy to the world"—just at Christmas?
HELEN R. CONROYD
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The gift of gifts
REITA N. DONALDSON
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Who heard the angels sing?
MAXINE SHORE
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The light of Christmastide
R. BRIDGET KASSABOVA
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Shhh! Angels afoot!
HILLARY HAUSER
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"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh"
MARK RUBLE
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Understanding your worthiness
EDNA LE BARON
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Our true stature in Christ
FRANCES STEVENS STUART
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Discover your real Father
CHARLES T. ALLISON
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"Friend of the friendless"
ALLISON W. PHINNEY
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God is always with us
CAROLYN B. SWAN
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Learning to trust God
Geoffrey H. Mansergh
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Many years ago, when our daughter was...
FLORENCE B. GOFF with contributions from HARRY GOFF, MARTA CONE
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When questions arise regarding contagion and the care of...
SALLIE SUE DANIELSON
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While visiting Israel with a friend in July of 1981, I became...
LORIE CLARKE POLINIERE
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Over forty years ago, when my wife and I became Christian Scientists,...
FRED P. STAEDEL, SR.