Posted by ShariRae (24.50.112.171) on December 08, 2001 at 10:07:27:
25 WAYS WE'RE DIFFERENT THIS CHRISTMAS
1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the
things we didn't have; this
Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do
have.
2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors
of our homes; this
Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our
heros.
3. Last Christmas we were letting our sons play with
toy guns; this
Christmas we are teaching them that guns are not toys.
4. Last Christmas we were counting our money; this
Christmas we are counting
our blessings.
5. Last Christmas we were lighting candles to
decorate; this Christmas we
are lighting candles to commemorate.
6. Last Christmas we paid lip service to the real
meaning of the holidays;
this Christmas we are paying homage to it.
7. Last Christmas we were digging deep into our bank
accounts to find money
to fly home for the holidays; this Christmas we are
digging deep into our
souls to find the courage to do so.
8. Last Christmas we were trying not to let annoying
relatives get the best
of us; this Christmas we are trying to give the best
of ourselves to them.
9. Last Christmas we thought it was enough to
celebrate the holidays; this
Christmas we know we must also find ways to consecrate
them.
10. Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush
down a football field was
a hero; this Christmas we know a man who rushes into a
burning building is
the real one.
11. Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness
of the holidays; this
Christmas we are thinking about the meaning of them.
12. Last Christmas we were getting on one another's
nerves; this Christmas
we are getting on our knees.
13. Last Christmas we were giving thanks for gifts from
stores; this Christmas we
are giving thanks for gifts from GOD.
14. Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our
children all the things
that money can buy; this Christmas we are wondering
how to give them all the
things money can't (peace, security).
15. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the
pressure we are under at
the office; this Christmas we are thinking about all
the people who no
longer have an office to go to.
16. Last Christmas we were singing carols; this
Christmas we are singing
anthems.
17. Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would
feel to be affluent;
this Christmas we are thinking how good it feels to be
alive.
18. Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven;
this Christmas we know
they are right here on earth.
19. Last Christmas we were contemplating all the
changes we wanted to make
in the new year; this Christmas we are contemplating
all the changes we will
have to make in this new reality.
20. Last Christmas we believed in the power of the
pocketbook; this
Christmas we believe in the power of prayer.
21. Last Christmas we were sharing / spreading /
listening to gossip; this
Christmas we are sharing / spreading and listening to
the Gospel.
22. Last Christmas we were complaining about how much
of our earnings went
to taxes; this Christmas we comprehend that freedom
isn't free.
23. Last Christmas we valued things that were costly;
this Christmas we
value things that are holy.
24. Last Christmas the people we idolized wore sports
uniforms; this
Christmas the people we idolize wear police,
firefighter and military
uniforms.
25. Last Christmas peace on earth is something we
prayed for on Sunday
morning; now it's something we pray for every day