12/25/97: 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.

12/24/97: ...lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. - Matthew 2: 9 - 11.

12/23/97:  Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. -Matthew 2: 23.

12/22/97: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1: 1-5.

12/20/97: "And if not now, when?" - Hillel

12/19/97: "Becoming human is a lifelong process." -Abraham Heschel

12/18/97: "If you don't take chances, you can't do anything in life." -Michael Spinks.

12/17/97: "To be happy one must risk unhappiness; to live fully one must risk death..." -Judd Marmor.

12/15/97: "Fear is an emotion indesipensable for survival." -Hannah Arendt.

12/12/97: "We are never prepared for what we expect." -James A. Michener.

12/10/97: "You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by force of arms release the spirit or the soul of man." -Confucious.

12/09/97: "We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens IN us how we can take it, what we do with it and that is what really counts in the end." -Joseph Fort Newton.

12/08/97: "To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." -Helen Keller.

12/06/97: "Whatever hour God has blessed you with, take it with grateful hand." -Horace.

12/05/97: "Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get ahead of ourselves." -Maltbie D. Babcock.

12/04/97: "If a man happens to find himself...he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life." -James A. Michener.

12/03/97: "All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action." -James Russell Lowell.

12/02/97: "Real generosity towards the future consists in giving all to what is present." -Albert Camus.

12/01/97: "I know what I really want for Christmas. I want my childhood back. Nobody is going to give me that." -Robert Fulghum.

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