December 2014
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Merry Christmas everyone from all at Wendover News Peace at Christmas?
At this time of the year many of the advertisements on television focus on Christmas and the associated buying of gifts. Some of these adverts, particularly those for the major retailers, are mini-films!
In the midst of Advent, we will all be busying ourselves with preparations for Christmas, most notably, the buying of gifts for our loved ones. As we go about this I hope that we will offer a prayer for all those whose celebration of Christmas will be marked by warfare, conflict and violence. Let us also pray for those who will be far away from family and friends as they seek to establish peace. Finally, give thanks to God that He has shared the greatest gift of all, the gift of Jesus Christ His Son, with the whole world.
This year is no exception and lots of us will have found our heart-strings being pulled by the penguin looking for love! However, without question the most heart wrenching of these short films is that which focuses on the 1914 ‘Christmas ceasefire’ which took place along parts of the Western Front during World War I. This advert ran the risk of using the bloodshed and huge loss of life for mere commercialism; however, created with the assistance of the Royal British Legion, it is very poignant and a continuing reminder, amid the tinsel and baubles, of the huge loss of life that the world has witnessed in the pursuit and defence of peace. At the end of the advert two soldiers, one German and one British, have seemingly exchanged gifts; they have shared with one another what they had, namely a bar of chocolate and a Look out for the angel donated by Rotary to fleeting moment of peace.
My prayer for you is that the peace of which the angels sang at the Birth of Christ will be with you and your family this coming Christmas and throughout the New Year of the Lord 2015.
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