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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Page Eleven
They Shared Possessions
There were three kings who
traveled over moor and mountain,
because they had seen a wondrous
sign in the Heavens. A star guided
them through the darkness, going
ever forward until at last it was
still. And there, at the foot of the
rays of the brightest star in the
East, the wise kings found the
young child with Mary, his moth
er.
These kings, possessing much of
this world’s precious goods, had
come bearing precious gifts to the
Christ Child—an intricately carved
chest filled with gold coins, a vial
of fragrant frankincense, and
myrrh, one of the valuable ingr^i-
ents of holy ointment.
This, too, was as it should be.
For there are those of us who are
blessed with an abundance of the
world’s wealth. The three oriental
kings felt a deep desire to share
their possessions with this child
in whom they sensed a sovereignty
and power akin to their own, yet
somehow above and beyond their
own, though he was yet small and
helpless. Thus they knelt before
Mary, the mother of Jesus, and
presented their offerings in deep
humility.
And so it was that the rich and
the poor, the powerful and the
humble, all found what they sought
in Bethlehem of Judea, for so it
was written by the prophet.
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WE PAUSE AT THIS HOLY SEASON
TO GIVE THANKS FOR OUR BLESSINGS
W. C. Chadwick
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GOOD^NEWS—Carl Dixon, Jr., can hardly eyes, and you’ll repeat the words of the
believe his ears when Santa Claus tells him poet—“Make Me a Child Again, Just for
that he can count on everything he asked Tonight.’’—Photo by Billy Benners,
for in his letter. Look at those sparkling
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wreaths of holly, glowing candles, and /Sugar
plums. It’s Christmas! Time to wish you all tho
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