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Aunt Dimity's Christmas
a year ago
Once upon a time...
"'On this, the fourth Sunday in Advent,' he began, 'I would like to speak to you of a certain visitor who recently passed through our community.'
...
"He was a stranger to our village,' the vicar continued, 'a poor man dressed in ragged clothes. He was hungry, yet he asked no one for food. He was ill, yet he asked for no one's help. Had he done so, I fear, he would have been hard-pressed to find so much as a crumb of kindness among us.'
...
"The vicar leaned forward, his mild grey eyes flashing like unsheathed swords as he surveyed his flock, 'He was a poor man and a stranger, and therefore not worthy of our kindness. The poor, as we all know, are a filthy lot--diseased, dishonest, and deserving of their fate. And strangers, you'll agree, must be treated with suspicion.'"
...
"The vicar took a deep breath and straightened to his full and impressive height. His voice, usually so soothing, cracked like a whip above our heads. 'God bestowed upon us the gift of his only begotten Son, yet there are those present here today who would not bestow so much as a kind word upon a sick and starving stranger.
'As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, let us remember that in the eyes of God no man is poor, and no man is a stranger.
'In this season of rejoicing, let us be thankful for blessings recieved and eager to share those blessings with others.
'Let us see in the poorest among us the face of the Christ Child.
'In the name of the Father...'"
-Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton pgs. 115-116
37.2 million
Americans live below the poverty level
580,000
Americans are homeless on a typical night
44 million
Americans are at risk of suffering from hunger
1 in 6
children in the U.S. live in poverty
World Wide
795 million
people do not have enough to eat
767 million
people live on $1.90 a day or less
6
children die each minute of a hunger-related disease
65.3 million
refugees have been driven out of their homes
https://hhweek.org/hunger-and-homelessness/
...
"He was a stranger to our village,' the vicar continued, 'a poor man dressed in ragged clothes. He was hungry, yet he asked no one for food. He was ill, yet he asked for no one's help. Had he done so, I fear, he would have been hard-pressed to find so much as a crumb of kindness among us.'
...
"The vicar leaned forward, his mild grey eyes flashing like unsheathed swords as he surveyed his flock, 'He was a poor man and a stranger, and therefore not worthy of our kindness. The poor, as we all know, are a filthy lot--diseased, dishonest, and deserving of their fate. And strangers, you'll agree, must be treated with suspicion.'"
...
"The vicar took a deep breath and straightened to his full and impressive height. His voice, usually so soothing, cracked like a whip above our heads. 'God bestowed upon us the gift of his only begotten Son, yet there are those present here today who would not bestow so much as a kind word upon a sick and starving stranger.
'As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, let us remember that in the eyes of God no man is poor, and no man is a stranger.
'In this season of rejoicing, let us be thankful for blessings recieved and eager to share those blessings with others.
'Let us see in the poorest among us the face of the Christ Child.
'In the name of the Father...'"
-Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton pgs. 115-116
37.2 million
Americans live below the poverty level
580,000
Americans are homeless on a typical night
44 million
Americans are at risk of suffering from hunger
1 in 6
children in the U.S. live in poverty
World Wide
795 million
people do not have enough to eat
767 million
people live on $1.90 a day or less
6
children die each minute of a hunger-related disease
65.3 million
refugees have been driven out of their homes
https://hhweek.org/hunger-and-homelessness/
