Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Martin Luther and the Small Fir Tree

There is a tale about Martin Luther,
 founder of the Protestant faith......
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Martin Luther  was out
walking on Christmas eve, looked up
to the clear, wintry sky lit by thousands
of stars and suddenly was moved to cut
down a small fir tree and set it up in the
sitting room for his children. It had no
ornaments, but he lit it with "countless
candles as an image of the starry heaven
from which Christ would come."
To Luther, it seemed as though the
stars themselves had come down to earth.
Source: The Book of Christmas
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Sweet thoughts to ponder today....Dee Dee