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"THE GATE OF THE YEAR"
I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year,
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." And he replied, "Go out into the darkness, and put your hand
into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way."
King George VI included these lines by Minnie Louise Haskins in his broadcast to the British nation on Christmas Day 1939. The year ahead was fraught with fear and uncertainty, but the words turned millions toward God and gave them courage and strength to face the future—a future that brought freedom and peace after a six-year war.
Once again the world faces a New Year filled with apprehension. Perhaps we can also turn to the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John, "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" (16:33).
Bill Stay
Cape Town, South Africa
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December 24, 2001 issue
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Christmas comes again
Steve Graham
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Laura Lawrence, Robin Pryor, Muriel Tiedemann, Marjorie Harrington, Martha Brumbaugh-Peters
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items of interest
with contributions from Eric Tiansay, David Steindl-Rast, Matthew B. Horne, Isabel Allende, Mark Matousek, Jeanie Davis, Thomas E. Phillips
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Do away with depression at the holidays
By Brian Clendenen
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"THE GATE OF THE YEAR"
Bill Stay
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How I found peace at Christmas
By David G. Shields
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Never without a father
By Eva-Maria Hogrefe
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A place to live
By Carrie T. Becker
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A CHRISTMAS VIEW of the Holy Land
By Cynthia A. Neely
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The holidays—what's different this year?
By Sentinel staff
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To someone who has lost a loved one
By Laurie Husselbee
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A season to laugh
By Merelice
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God's care in every need
Meryl Graham
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Persistent prayer brings results
Jackie Nash
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The warmth of God's love heals circulatory illness
Graciela de García
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Kidney stones healed through prayer
Andy Hill
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A desire for Christmas
Kay Olson