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FOUR CANDLES
FOUR CANDLES WERE BURNING
ON THE ADVENT WREATH,
IT WAS SO QUIET
THAT YOU COULD
HEAR THE
CANDLES START
TO SPEAK.
THE FIRST CANDLE SIGHED AND SAID:
“MY NAME IS PEACE.
MY LIGHT IS BURNING, BUT PEOPLE AREN’T LIVING IN
PEACE.”
Its light got dimmer and dimmer and finally went out completely...
THE SECOND CANDLE FLICKERED AND SAID,
“MY NAME IS FAITH,BUT I AM NO LONGER
NEEDED.PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH GOD. THERE IS NO POINT IN
MY BURNING ANYMORE.”
A draft entered the room and blew the second candle out...
A SAD, FAINT VOICE EMERGED FROM THE THIRD CANDLE:
“MY NAME IS LOVE.
I NO LONGER HAVE THE STRENGTH TO BURN. PEOPLE
HAVE CAST ME ASIDE.THEY ONLY SEE THEMSELVES, NOT THE ONES THEY SHOULD
LOVE.”
And with one last flicker, this candle, too, went dark...
A CHILD ENTERED THE ROOM.
HE LOOKED AT THE CANDLES AND SAID:
“BUT YOU AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE OUT,
YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE BURNING!”
A n d h e a l m o s t b e g a n t o c r y…
THEN THE FOURTH CANDLE SPOKE. IT SAID:
“DON’T BE AFRAID! AS LONG AS I AM BURNING, WE CAN
LIGHT THE OTHER CANDLES, TOO.
MY NAME IS HOPE!”
THE CHILD TOOK A MATCH AND LIT THE OTHER CANDLES FROM THE
CANDLE OF HOPE.
The flame of hope must never
die...
...and each of us should keep the
flames of PEACE, FAITH,LOVE
& HOPEalive.
Wishing you
PEACE
FAITH
LOVEHOPE
For the year 2011
Happy New Year Vanita