December 21, 2005
Vietnam. Christmas in Korea, 1969. Ascom,
Korea. Girls from the Holy Mother Orphanage
open a gift presented by "Santa Claus",
during a party provided by members of Hq & Hq Co,
20th General Support Gp. 29 Nov 1969.
Christmas to me means spending time with
those you love and who love you. It's not
about presents as a lot of kids think. It's
about enjoying the time you have on this Earth.
But most importantly it's about forgetting those
bad feelings you might have about someone and
celebrating the birth of Christ, Jesus, with the
world no matter who you are.
~Ella (11) Queensland, Australia~
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Loving Father, help us remember
the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness
of the shepherds, and worship of the wise men.
Close the door of hate and open
the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the
blessing which Christ brings,
and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.
May the Christmas morning make
us happy to be thy children,
and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful
thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen.
song playing....C'Mon Ring Those Bells