Religion

Lexi Morris, 16, is not only a junior at Bethlehem High School, but also the designer of Nazareth Post Office’s new Christmas postmark.

When USPS postmaster Cindy Beasley and her colleagues were planning what design they would use for this year’s holiday postmark, they devised the idea of letting Bethlehem High School students develop an art piece that they could use for the project.

By Roger Alford

Religion Columnist

It seems a woman had approached the clerk in a fruit market and asked for a pound of grapes.

“My husband is fond of these,” she said. “Tell me, do you know whether they have been sprayed with any kind of poison?”

“No, ma’am,” the clerk replied. “You’ll have to get that at the drug store.”

By Roger Alford, Religion Writer

Perhaps you heard about the pet duck that had stopped eating and was growing weaker by the day.

The duck’s owner called the veterinarian to explain the problem.

“Old ducks can have trouble eating,” the veterinarian explained. “Their upper beaks grow too long, and they’re unable to pick up their food. All you need to do is carefully file away some of its beak, but not too much. If you file back to his nostrils, he’ll drown when he drinks.”

Dear God,

Here I am again, my 17th year of making public my thanks and gratitude to you for yet another year of your faithful kindness and goodness to me.

Lord, you and I have walked together for nearly 40 years, and even when I’ve strayed from the path, you’ve never left my side or dropped hold of my hand, even for a moment.

You have walked with me through “hell and high water,” through the fire and over the rocky roads. Often I’ve been afraid, although always needlessly.