Remember, my dear, that at one time He was satisfied with a _manger_
and with a _cross_. While on the cross He said to a miserable
malefactor: "To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise." And on another
occasion He said to a woman taken in adultery: "Neither do I condemn
thee: go, and sin no more!"
_Fear not!_
That was the first tone in the music from Heaven, and it was meant
for _you_, also. Indeed, He will abide with you, too, when you will
give Him room in your heart. Also you He will save into His heavenly
realm. But, then tell me: Isn't there, even considering your wants and
circumstances, every reason why you should sing a Christmas hymn with
joy in your heart?
It was not levity that made the angels sing jubilantly that Christmas
Eve: _They had beheld that which had been prepared for mankind through
the love of God our Father_. Therefore, they could sing the jubilant
songs.
So, try then to look beyond all the _despair_ down here. Try to raise
your eyes to the bright Heavens--to that which has been prepared
for you through the love of God our Father. If it does happen,
nevertheless, that once in a while you bend your head _downward_, then
let the sigh soar _upward_--for it may thus happen that angels will
visit you.
Therefore it shall be proclaimed loudly by the church of Jesus
Christ--from the city on the mountain throughout all the lands of the
earth--to all those who have room for Jesus: _Fear not! It is never
so dark in your life that there is no room for the joyful songs of
Christmas!_