Guest post - A GREAT idea to spread the good news of Christmas

This post comes from the blog of the Lead Pastor of my home congregation, Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church, in Sammamish, Washington.

John says,

Good day! It isn’t my usual custom to forward mass emails, particularly the ones that come in a “you must pass this on…”, however, a request came this morning that tore at my heart. The request is simple. When you do your Christmas mailing (even if that is an “if” or by electronic means), please set aside a card of
encouragement and good cheer and send it to:

A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20307-5001

As a person who spent more than one Christmas in the armed forces, as well as a month or so in an Army hospital, I can bear witness to either one being a lonely experience on their own. To combine the two, being hospitalized at Christmas, could be heart breaking.

Therefore, take a few extra minutes, fill out a card, mail it,and send the light of the manger to what might otherwise be a dark and lonely place. What do you write? Just a little bit about yourself, but, the most important words to write are these: thank you.

Thank you!

Grant and I are finally beginning to work on our Christmas
card list. I'll be sending at least one card to Walter Reed. Will you,
too?