Page Two
High Life
Dec. 16,1955
Christmas Is More Than Gift Giving
What is Christmas? Christmas is an open door
—a stable door opened wide in welcome—the
door of an open heart. But many doors are made
of stem fiber, rough hewn, and fired in the forge
of life. Many doors are locked, and the latch is
on the inside. Perhaps what lies behind the door
is thought to be unfit to be opened to the Light.
Perhaps there lies an ugliness thought to be too
great to be forgiven. Yet, long ago a stable might
have said, “No I am not fit that such a wondrous
thing-should happen herel Let Him find some
other place—some far better place to be bom.’’’
“Welcome, little Lord Jesus! Stay with me and
make me better with thy staying!” and opened
wide its crude made door.
Sally Durham
HIGH LIFE
Published Semi-Monthly by the Students ef
Greensboro Seni^ High School
Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Gloss
of 1921
What does Christmas really mean to us? Is
it just a vacation from school with gay parties
and exciting presents, or do we really celebrate
it as Christ’s birthday, in honor of His birth
centuries ago in a humble Bethlehem stable?
He came into the world as a human, bearing
many temptations and sufferings that we might
be saved from our sins and given a truer under
standing of the will of God. For this we should
be most grateful. How much happier we are
than those who have not had Christ as their
Savior! We owe it to Him to maintain a respect
for His name by living a good peaceful life,
serving as an example to unbelievers, who might
come to desire this happy way of living under a
loving God. By putting Santa Claus before Christ,
though, we are not being the true disciples that
we should be.
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The true Spirit of Christmas comes in show
ing “glory to God in the highest.” To best
glorify God we must rededicate ourselves to
Him, praying forgiveness for our sins, and -
making an honest effort to improve. One way of
praising Him is to serve our feliowman with a
sincere, loving and generous feeling, not just a
hypocritical way of showing off one’s piety. What
better season could there be for practicing
“peace on earth, good wUl to men,” giving that
other less fortunate than we may be made hap
pier? ’Through kind words and Christian deeds
we can play our part in spreading real meaning
of Christmas, and the warm glow that comes
with singing “Joy to the world; the Lord has
come” will be purs.
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Prayer
Our Heavenly Father, help us to better under
stand that Christmas is the rebirth of Jesus
Christ m our lives. Help those who may not be
as fortunate as we are and bless the lives of
everyone with Thy ever-loving Spirit. Help us
as we strive to present Christ as the way, the
truth, and the life to others who are in neM of
Him. We ask it in Chrisft name and for His sake.
Amen.
Pete Wyriek
What is “Christmas Spirit?” What’s this in-
fectuous ecstacy which embraces homes, towns,
and churches once every year, a simple felicity
which can penetrate the cold, concrete canyons;
of a city and turns mens’ minds, temporarily at
least, from the cares of a petty world? In some
respects it is tangible, but more often it cannot
be described, cannot be touched.
A talking fire throwing bands of light on the
gossamered branches of an evergreen, whispers
breaking into pearls of excited laughter while
the family wraps presents in the front bedroom;
and floating above everything a tantalizing com
bination of colors—-these are the signs of Christ
mas. But lying beyond this superficial glance
is something more. Complicated? No, it’s a feel-
in gof “peace and good will toward men,” broth
erhood, and most of aU it is a happiness derived
from doing good.
We are all famUiar with “Christmas Spirit”.
Its coming is inevitable, but so is its departure.
As the once fragrant needles of the tree begin to
wither an dthe mountains of wrapping paper
eventually find their way into the trash can,
spirit seems to fdlter and then disappear com
pletely.
Why don’t we make “Christmas Spirit” or
“Christianity” as alive and wonderful in our
daily life as we do in December?
Dick Robinson
Weeks before the arrival of Christmas day,
we begin thinking of the gifts we will buy for
our relatives and friends. We look in the windows
of stores as we try to decide which gift will best
suit each person on our list. Some of us save
our pennies through out an entire year so that
We may be prepared for the time of buying. We
bring the gifts home proudly and spend much
time wrapping them in gay paper and ribbons
with perhaps a touch of holly or a cluster of l^Ils
tied on the package to make it even more festive
in appearance.
Our thoughts are so busy with the pleasant
task of choosing and wrapping these gifts of
ours, that we may forget that gift which was
given to us neariy two thousand years ago. We
hear the Christmas carols and thiak of the babe
of Bethlehem, but do we take the time to think
deeply of the real meaning of His birth? Do we
pause to be truly mteful to God for giving to
the world His onfy Son, Jesus Christ? Do
we realize that this greatest gift of all Is the
promiae of salvation?
Reggie BeS