No Matter How Prepared You Think You

One Response Was Given By The Innkeeper When Mary And Joseph Wanted To Find A Room Where The Child Could Be Born. The Innkeeper Was Not Hostile; He Was Not Opposed To Them, But His Inn Was Crowded; His Hands Were Full; His Mind Was Preoccupied. This Is The Answer That Millions Are Giving Today. Like A Bethlehem Innkeeper, They Cannot Find Room For Christ. All The Accommodations In Their Hearts Are Already Taken Up By Other Crowding Interests. Their Response Is Not Atheism. It Is Not Defiance. It Is Preoccupation And The Feeling Of Being Able To Get On Reasonably Well Without Christianity.

When Our Faith Becomes Nothing More Than A Series Of Rules And Regulations, Joy Flees And Our Love For Christ Grows Cold.

God Is Concerned About Everything That Concerns Us - Without Exception.

The Unblemished Ideal Exists Only In Happily-ever-after Fairy Tales. Ruth Likes To Say, "if Two People Agree On Everything, One Of Them Is Unnecessary." The Sooner We Accept That As A Fact Of Life, The Better We Will Be Able To Adjust To Each Other And Enjoy Togetherness. "happily Incompatible" Is A Good Adjustment.

It's No Secret That In New York During The Last 30 Years There Has Been A Tragic Exodus From The Churches Into Materialism, Secularism And Humanism.