The spirit of Christmas loses luster at times. Family pressures
overtake us. Economics burden us. Unfathomable events sink us.
Even in challenging times, a Christmas moment catches us off
guard, bringing a smile of a warm memory or a burst of gladness.
It may not matter if one believes in Christmas or not, the
seasonal spirit still slips through. No matter what our
religious beliefs, we all understand a moment of peace and the
spirit of it. The Christmas Truce Today, even after a decade and
more of war, only a few understand the burdens of fighting,
being on guard constantly, and leaving family behind. Go back in
time and add in muddy trench warfare, coldness all around and
little comfort nearby. This was the setting of the Western Front
in World War I. In 1914, World War I was being fought as
Christmas Eve settled upon the battlefield. The divide between
the opposing forces was known as No Man’s Land, the sliver of
space between opposing trenches. In No Man’s Land, no one would
want to venture. Enemy fire wo