There Can Be Peace

When I was studying History in College, one of my favorite Historical stories was that of the 1914 Christmas Truce during World War I.  You can read more about the amazing incident here.  What transpired that day was truly a miracle.  In the middle of one of the bloodiest battles in one of the most destructive wars in human history, the simple men who were on that terrible battlefield, sworn enemies, bonded together over something they had in common... Christmas.  The miracle of our Savior's birth and life and everything it stands for.  Many of us today forget what Christmas is really about but those men understood.  They understood that through Christ, all wounds can be healed, that all divides can be conquered and that even in the midst of war, people can find common ground. 

It was Germans on one side, British and French on the other.  Opposing forces, hunkered down in their trenches with just a thin strip of land known as 'no-man's land' in between.  The ground all around them was littered with their wounded and fallen comrades.  Yet despite all of this they exemplified the true spirit of Christmas and put aside their differences.  It is a powerful example to all of us that we can have peace.  We can overcome our trials and struggles.  We can love our fellow man and even our hated enemies.  For through Christ, all things are possible.

This Christmas will be the 100 year Anniversary of that amazing night.  So to honor and commemorate, the Christian group, Faith Counts has produced an amazing video that I wanted to share here.  Peace is possible.  For all things are possible through Him.

Enjoy the video!