As we approach Christmas, I thought that instead of sharing my ramblings, I'd share comments from other, more famous people. So here goes ... Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas. (Johnny Carson) ... Christmas is a time when you get homesick — even when you're home. (Carol Nelson) ... Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. (Oren Arnold) ... Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it "white." (Bing Crosby) ... The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. (Helen Keller) ... Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man. (Unknown) ... Celebrating Christmas without Christ is like celebrating George Washington's birthday without mentioning the first president. (James N. Watkins) ... Christmas without Christ is a mess. (Jose B. Cabajar) ... for it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself. (A Christmas Carol,Charles Dickens) ... This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives anew the wondrous gift, the Christ. (Frank McKibben) ... The newest Christmas tradition appears to be shopping while talking on your cell phone. On Friday, in just half of the Park City Mall, I counted 48 folks chatting while shopping. Young mothers are especially good at this. They can push a stroller containing two kids, while shopping and talking on their phone (Barry Kauffman) ... When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? (Gilbert Keith Chesterton) ... The implications of the name 'Immanuel' are both comforting and unsettling. Comforting, because He has come to share the danger as well as the drudgery of our everyday lives. He desires to weep with us and to wipe away our tears. And what seems most bizarre, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, longs to share in and to be the source of the laughter and the joy we all too rarely know. (Michael Card) ... There has been only one Christmas — the rest are anniversaries. (W.J. Cameron) ... And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke 2:9-14) ... The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. 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. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end (Isaiah 9:2, 6-7) Compiled by James Watkins on his Hope&Ho!Ho!Ho! site.
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