eve and in their heart to remember the Christ child , the German and American soldiers came together that night. They left their rivalry, put their guns down to sing Christmas Carols . This story has always touched me..Paul Harvey used to tell it during the Christmas Season. I have seen something similar this week. People from every nation and tongue, from every belief and congregation have joined forces to free Saeed. Its been amazing...It shows me that mercy always triumphs, love never fails...
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"In the early months of World War I, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides of the trenches laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration. Despite orders to continue shooting, the unofficial truce spread across the front lines. Even the participants found what they were doing incredible: Germans placed candlelit Christmas trees on trench parapets, warring soldiers sang carols, and men on both sides shared food parcels from home. They climbed from the trenches to meet in 'No Man's Land' where they buried the dead, exchanged gifts, ate and drank together, and even played soccer." —Stanley Weintraub, Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
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