That is one of the messages brought to us by Christmas time, and this is
linked to "glory to God." You cannot glorify God more than by publishing
good-will to one another. There is a special need for this just now.
Political feeling has risen so high that friends, and even families, have
been estranged. Let not another sun go down upon your wrath. Now is the
time to prove that you are a Christian, by giving Jesus the pleasure of
knowing that His birthday was the burial day of strife.
Which side shall be the first to move? Doubtless the noblest; the one
who has most of God in him will hurry to say, "Come, now, let us reason
together." We need not to say that common-place religion cannot afford
to do this. Those who live on old manna cannot rise to such dignity as
to be the first to seek the friendship of those who think themselves
aggrieved. On the other hand, "HE THAT HUMBLETH HIMSELF SHALL BE
EXALTED." Heaven has always been the first to seek reconciliation, and
those who are heavenly-minded shew it by making haste to be friendly.
If you have been the injured one, you have the best chance of succeeding
in healing the wound. It is God, sending a message of peace, that wins
over His foes.