Week of December 25
It is my first Christmas away from home courtesy of the U.S. Army. I am stationed in the Panama Canal Zone in the tropics. I'm from New England and use to a Curier & Ives type Christmas where the average temperature is around 30 now 80. Where lights are strung in pine tress not palm trees and snow men are not cardboard cutouts.
I'm having a real pitty party and a parked tank with eight jeeps in front of it connected by ammo belts and a stuffed Santa appearing out of the tank hatch doesn't help my mood at all.
That evening I go to a Christmas Eve service at the base chapel. The traditional carols are sung and familiar passages from Luke are read.I don't remember what the Chaplain preached about that bight but the message I heard was lound and strong.
As I stepped outside and looked up at a star filled night sky I was reminded that the first Christmas was celebrated in a desert.
Then the angel said,"behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord." (Luke 1:10&11)
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