How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given.
There's a certain stillness at the center of this start.
Silent night, when all the world goes quiet.
All the noise, everything that divides us, it all fades
away in stillness of the winter's evening.
And we look to the sky, the Lone Star shining
brighter than all the rest, guiding us to the birth
of a child, a child Christians believed to be the
Son of God, bringing hope, love and peace and joy
to the world.
Yes, even after 2000 years, Christmas still has the power
to lift us up, to bring us together, to change
life.
To change the world speaks to all of us as
human beings.
We're here on this earth to care for one another,
to love one another.
And too often we see each other's enemies not as
neighbors, not as fellow Americans.
So my hope this Christmas season is that we take
a few moments of quiet reflection, find that stillness in
the heart of Christmas, and look at each other.
That's who we really are, fellow Americans.