OT--Dreams of Christmas Peace

[Shannon Nelson]

With dreams and prayers for peace (Christmas and beyond!), I would like
to share this (from www.weboflove.org/christmastruce):

Inspirational Christmas Story

The Christmas Truce
by David G. Stratman

From his book *We Can Change the World*

"It was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German,
British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless
killing, disobeyed their superiors and fraternized with "the enemy"
along two-thirds of the Western Front (a crime punishable by death in
times of war). German troops held Christmas trees up out of the
trenches with signs, "Merry Christmas."

"You no shoot, we no shoot." Thousands of troops streamed across a
no-man's land strewn with rotting corpses. They sang Christmas carols,
exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared rations, played
football, even roasted some pigs. Soldiers embraced men they had been
trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other
... "

Read the rest at !
And below on that page, this lovely song (I don't know if this link
will be active, but I'll try): click here