They were in the Ardennes Forest in December of 1944 at a place called Bastogne. The German Army didn’t give them a break. Niether they nor their widows, nor any of their generations who have or will follow, will get a break from the “Christmas Gift” our government is giving us this year. Those we elected to fight for us have retreated from the battlefield so they could be at home in time for Christmas.

This Christmas it is my prayer that my fellow citizens will be deeply engaged in the contemplation of the greatest gift God ever gave us. I pray that they will contemplate the sacrifices God in the flesh made for us during the short time we were graced with his presence here on earth. I pray that they will learn from the personal example he gave us that the Kingdom of Heaven does not come without sacrifice.

I pray that among his children who dare to call themselves by his name, that any arrogance they have that would lead them to believe that they can somehow pass through this life without risking theirs in order to defend his children, that such arrogance will be forevermore erased from their being. I pray that his children who call themselves by his name will come to a greater appreciation that the life their Creator gave them is special and that they did not come into being without a purpose. I pray that they will understand that serving his purposes is the only way that they may walk in his Spirit.

As for those who abandoned and betrayed the Body of Christ for personal gain at this most crucial moment, I pray that your cowardice and treachery are recognized by all. I pray that you will become aware that your Creator knew your heart and mind every step of the way as you reasoned yourself into your betrayal of him and his Law. I pray that you will live to reap the full reward of your cowardice and treachery in this life before finding the eternal state of affairs that will be your reward in the next.

As we celebrate this Christmas, it is altogether right and fitting that we should remember those who gave of themselves to the utmost during a Christmas that, in the grand scheme of things was not that long ago, especially for those who are still among us who were there. They were a long way from home, fighting with everything that was within them, fighting against all odds against that which they knew in their hearts to be Evil. They knew the meaning of the words God gave us when he said that there is no greater Love that a man can have than to lay down his life for a friend. Ask yourself how much you love Christ this Christmas.

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