TODAY IS THE DAY OF CHANGE. CHRIST WAS BORN. NOTHING WOULD EVER BE
THE SAME. CHRIST WAS NOT YOUR USUAL CITIZEN. HE DID NOT TURN HIS BACK
WHEN FACED WITH THE STATUS QUO. HE MET "WHAT IS" HEAD ON AND SUGGESTED
THERE WAS A BETTER WAY. HE CHAMPIONED THE POOR, THE SICK, THE OUTCAST,
THE MINORITY, THE IMMIGRANT. HE LIVED ON THE STREET, MOST GENERALLY OUT
OF A TENT, AND HAD NO INTENTION OF FOLLOWING THE RULES SET DOWN BY THE
POLITICIANS. HE WAS BOUND BY A GREATER RULE. HE SHOWED US HOW WE SHOULD
BE LIVING, WHAT WE SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN. AT TIMES, HE MORE THAN
SHOWED, HE DEMANDED. IT IS A HARD LIFE TO PURSUE, BUT ONE WE ARE CALLED
TO DO IF WE CALL OURSELVES CHRISTIANS. A LOT OF THINGS STIR US AWAY FROM
THE COMMON GOOD. THIS CHRISTMAS, LET'S TRY TO REMEMBER: IT'S NOT HOW
MUCH YOU CAN ACCUMULATE, OR HOW FANCY OF A HOUSE YOU LIVE IN, OR HOW NEW
OF A CAR YOU DRIVE. IT'S HOW YOU TREAT YOUR FELLOW MAN AND WOMAN. AT
ANY RATE, THAT'S MY CHRISTMAS WISH, FOR ME AND FOR YOU. TO DO BETTER.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
BRUCE
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