Commentary: As I repeatedly tried to remind someone with whom I had a distressing conversation-cum-ersatz counseling session last night, the Lord never promised us this world would be nothing but wine & roses. Quite the opposite in fact. There will be pain. There will be struggle. There will be suffering. The question is, will you let these misfortunes steal away your hope in Heaven, or will you allow them to unite you with Christ in His redemptive suffering? None or it is useless, none of it is in vain, unless you make it so. Han Christian Anderson's "The Little Match Girl" poignantly reminds us of this, as does "The Little Match Seller (Silent Night)."
"Glory! Hallelujah!Mittwoch, 6. Januar
The little girl smiles in the snow.
Glory! Hallelujah!
The little girl sleeps in the snow."
David Archuleta, "The First Noël" via iTunes, (free) Holiday Sampler (The Last Angry Man)
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