Merry Christmas

Charles Thompson for Congress

www.ThompsonforOK2.com



December 23, 2009 Issue: 357/09


In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers had had enough. They signed the Declaration of Independence and the “fight was on.” Just as now, they could not foretell the future and therefore had no idea how long the fight would last.

In the days and weeks leading up to the Nation’s first Christmas, the Continental Army, under the command of General Washington was suffering greatly. The British had recently been successful in New York and New Jersey. The Continental Army, running short of food, ammunition, resupplies and reinforcements was also suffering from what can sometimes be the worst enemy…low morale.

General Washington and his subordinate Generals developed a plan to cross the Delaware River once again. But this time, rather than moving from the fight in order to regroup, they would be moving into the fight. Specifically, they would attack the German Hessians.

On Christmas Day 1776, the troops were assembled around the ferry landings and General Washington himself issued the password…Victory or Death! The rest is history. The Hessians were defeated, the Continental Army went on to defeat the greatest empire known to man and our infant Nation took its first steps into the vast expanse of Freedom.

No doubt, on that same day, those who were not directly involved in the fight tried in some way to celebrate the birth of Christ. But our ‘founding families’ did not have the option of forgetting the war. Daily they heard of farms being destroyed, homes being torched, fortunes being plundered.

Today we are in a similar situation. Our troops have been involved in the battle for some time and you can bet they will be crossing their own Delaware River on Christmas Day 2009. In contrast, those of us ‘back home’ do not see the suffering firsthand. We do not hear the ‘bombs bursting in air’. Therefore, we forget.

So, while I wish you a very merry Christmas, I also issue a challenge. A challenge to not forget. A challenge to remember what our Founding Fathers endured and why they endured it. A challenge to remember, even in the absence of the ‘bombs bursting in air’, what our troops are enduring today. I challenge you to remember Christ and pray His blessings upon our nation and our troops.



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