Lonely Christmas
From the Rev. Arthur H. Bird Sir: There's a lonely old lady down the road. She does not have very much to live on and she spends ' most of the time -indoors. As the days • get colder, and there are flurries of snow in the wind, she remembers that Christmas is on the way. Occasionally she looks out of the window and sees the children laughing and playing. It reminds her of better days when she kneW something of the joy of Christmas. But that was a long time ago, and now she has so little to bring her joy. Life is very difficult, it's a job to make the pension spin out, fuel is costly, and sometimes she thinks that no one cares whether she lives or dies.
She doesn't live far from you. You are very busy making your preparations for the festive season, and your time is pretty well occupied. Could you spare her
or it might be him — a call, or a card, an invitation to a Christmae Meal? Or how about asking the coalman to leave an extra bag of fuel which you will pay for?
That is what Christmas is all about, and that would make Christmas really live for you, and most of all for her. Arthur H. Bird 18 Grendon Avenue, Oldharn. Lancashire
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