Christmas Football Brightens Ward for Paralyzed Boy
Eight year old Johnny Ward, bedridden after a street accident, longs for a football. Nurses debate giving joy versus hurt, Dr. Keith arranges a gift, and on Christmas Eve the football arrives. Johnny’s quiet wish to spare his widow mother tears down barriers as he subtly proves his progress.
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Willie Keeps His Season Ticket Promise
A Christmas tale features Willie a blessed boy with many relatives giving gifts. His parents urge him to choose a single cherished piano to fulfill, but Willie bravely refuses to break his promise to pay for a baseball season ticket.
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The Great Meaning of the Day Sermon Reflection
The author urges lifting eyes to the great meaning of the day and recognizing humanity as divine, worthy of offering to God. Encourage making the offering complete, then engaging life’s pleasures and duties as newly born into divinity, mirroring Christmas humanity.
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