It's a Wonderful Life!

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

When you wish upon a star, wish for peace.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy Child,

We want to believe the message that love invaded the earth at Christmas.
Make straight the highway in the desert of our hearts.
We want to believe the message that peace was bestowed on earth at Christmas.
Make low the mountains of conflict in our world.
We want to believe the message that hope flourishes on earth at Christmas.
Make plain the valleys of depression that plague so many people.
We want to believe the message that faith makes sense at Christmas.
Make smooth the pockets of cynicism that torment us.
You send the messages. Give us ears to hear.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“So I asked a mall manager why they sold nothing related to my birth in the weeks leading up to my birthday. He said they decided that if they wanted to make a profit, they needed to throw the baby out and keep the bathwater.”

[I might say that, but He never did.]

D. Blog: Discovering Goodness

Scientists claim to have found a genetic basis for generosity in humans. I find that fascinating. Maybe it relates to what Jesus said about becoming like children…

Other scientists, looking outward instead of within, have new insight about vacuums in space. They say that no absolute vacuum remains empty. Eventually there emerge, these physicists declare, some of the minute elements that make up matter and life. Again, fascinating. No, mind-boggling. The Force IS with us…