AND so the gifts were passed, that first Christmas in 1620. They reveled in things of the soul rather than the body. They counted their tale of gifts and they were good. The clear, sparkling water; the seed corn, precious as jewels; the beginning of the free, fair homes; the new citizen, the little pilgrim; and the great gift of self-government and the freedom to worship according to the dictates of their consciences and to deepen and expand the living faith.
AND so the gifts were passed, that first Christmas in 1620. They reveled in things of the soul rather than the body. They counted their tale of gifts and they were good. The clear, sparkling water; the seed corn, precious as jewels; the beginning of the free, fair homes; the new citizen, the little pilgrim; and the great gift of self-government and the freedom to worship according to the dictates of their consciences and to deepen and expand the living faith.
But the greatest gift of all is the mighty nation that has sprung from their loins. They have multiplied asthe stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore.
As the children of peace, they have received peace, and the divine blessing rests upon them.