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Last Christmas - This Christmas
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.
Last Christmas we were placing
wreaths
on the doors of our homes;
this Christmas we are placing
wreaths
on the graves of our heros.
Last Christmas we were letting
our sons play with toy guns;
this Christmas we are teaching
them
that guns are not toys.
Last Christmas we were counting
our money;
this Christmas we are counting
our blessings.
Last Christmas we were
lighting candles to decorate;
this Christmas we are
lighting candles to commemorate.
Last Christmas we paid lip
service
to the real meaning of the
holidays;
this Christmas we are paying
homage to it!
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.
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.
Last Christmas we thought it
was enough to
celebrate the holidays;
this Christmas we know we must
also find ways to consecrate
them.
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.
Last Christmas we were thinking
about the madness of the holidays;
this Christmas we are thinking
about the meaning of them.
Last Christmas we were
getting on one another's nerves;
this Christmas we are getting
on our knees.
Last Christmas we were giving
thanks for gifts from stores;
this Christmas we are giving
thanks for gifts from GOD.
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).
Last Christmas we were thinking
about all the
pressure we were under at the
office;
this Christmas we are thinking
about all the people who no longer have an office to go to.
Last Christmas we were singing
carols;
this Christmas we are singing
Anthems.
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.
Last Christmas we thought
angels were in heaven;
this Christmas we know
they are right here on earth.
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.
Last Christmas we believed
in
the power of the pocketbook;
this Christmas we believe in
the power of prayer.
Last Christmas we were sharing/
spreading/listening to gossip;
this Christmas we are sharing/
spreading/listening to the
Gospel.
Last Christmas we were complaining
about how
much of our earnings went to
taxes;
this Christmas we comprehend
that
freedom isn't free.
Last Christmas we valued things
that were costly;
this Christmas we value things
that are holy.
Last Christmas the people
we idolized wore sports uniforms;
this Christmas the people we
idolize
wear police, firefighter and
military uniforms.
Last Christmas peace on earth
was something we prayed for
on Sunday morning;
now it's something we
pray for every day!
Author Unknown But To God
  
 
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