Peace On Earth and Goodwill Toward Men

The words the angels spoke that evening to shepherds on a hillside stand out today again. We are “post Christmas” again… a few days after the big day for all of the Christian World. The words have caught my attention.

When reading articles in magazines and on the Internet this last few days the one thing that stands out is the “world of tension”.

In a recent Time magazine the articles pointed to a court case that six young men will appear before the Judge and Jury. The case is about the Fort Dix Conspiracy and will be heard early this year. Meanwhile families and especially parents have been living in fear and terrible nightmares.

It seems that about six young men have been arrested for conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism against the USA and its people. The charges laid declare that the men were intending to kill soldiers at the military base Fort Dix. Through informants and people that were watching the FBI took actions. The story reveals that everyone in the USA is on high alert because of what is known as 9/11 – 6 years ago when the activities of a group of men killed so many people in their attacks.

I don’t blame my relatives to the south. This tragedy of 9/11 and the horrible war that has been launched in the USA and also in the Middle East is a nightmare for all. There is NO PEACE and very LITTLE GOODWILL TOWARD ANYONE.

In the same magazine, the very next article to the Fort Dix Conspiracy Story came another terror thought – the Chinese are hacking into American Computers from China. The men that are responsible have been hailed as heroes in China. They are smart without a doubt. Their ability was able to show that they were retrieving information from the American Military. One notable thing for me was the fact that they had been making available Hacking Software to help others get into places they shouldn’t be.

NO PEACE or GOODWILL again…

To drive this point home even closer this AM – my computer is now under attack as well. While typing this short article out my computer has been announcing that it is under attack by SPYWARE. It has been insisting that I got to a certain Web Site to get a program that will remove a certain virus and worm that is infecting me just now. The actual site that is attacking me now is insisting that I buy a program from them and also allow their company to scan my computer – RIGHT NOW!

I am under attack here in my front room – of my very own house. It is frightening to say the least. The internal warnings are coming every minute now. When I do go on line with the Microsoft Explorer and try to access the Internet all kinds of not so good windows open… and display colour pictures that no one should be looking at. When you try to close the window –it all shuts down. Grrr! Where is the FBI when I need them.

Last evening I had been trying to fix a computer for my grandson. I needed drivers that help the old computer come back to life. With problems inside the old computer I lost the necessary small files to make certain parts work. While visiting the Web Sites that have the drivers that I needed – something crawled into my machine.

Then I noticed something else – the images easily crawl into your mind as well.

PEACE OF EARTH AND GOODWILL TOWARD MEN…. God will need to help me on this one today. But then… that is what that special day so long ago was all about. The shepherds told us what the angels said… Peace and Goodwill…

The next step is to accept it and then get clean inside. I have done that – but need it again.

The second step is get a SPYWARE program when the store opens today. Oh Boy!

Pastor Murray Lincoln

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