Every year now, as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day approaches, my memories take me to the little town of Bethlehem. How special it was to be able to worship in a cave on the shepherd hills in Bethlehem. The night I worshiped in a cave on those shepherd hills will long remain in my memories. We traveled the winding roads of those hills with Abraham as the driver of the bus called the guiding star and Elijah and Gabriel guided the driver. As we sang those beautiful Christmas carols, it seems that the angels in heaven were helping us to sing on the shepherd hills. I wrote about this unforgettable experience later high on the hill in an international hotel in Jerusalem, and will share a few thoughts with you.

"The lights from the bus brightened the way "to the shepherd's hills we go," Gabriel did say. With Bible in hand and friends so dear, we were sure that Jesus surely was here. The guiding star took us through many a path, one hardly could keep from having a laugh. I know God must laugh at us many a time, as we hurry and scurry and not watch his sign. I wondered if ever we'd reach this site, and would there be warmth and would there be light? "My child I'm here" I heard him say, "it is night and tomorrow is Christmas Day." I knelt with the shepherds at that humble cave and we sang and worshipped and praised his name. The beauty and joy of this Christmas night, will forever make remaining days bright. Let us all return to Bethlehem in spirit and remember what the angels saying on those hills so long ago, "Peace on earth, goodwill to men."

Warm Thoughts: Peace is not a season, it is a way of life. God gave us memories so that we might have roses in December. James M. Barry. Have a joy filled Christmas season!

Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G Werner

Published in the Marion Record on December 21st, 1995.

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