MEMORY HYMN [112]

_"There's a song in the air."_




THE BEST WORD


What is the best word! I think I can hear each of you as he answers. One
says "Mother is the best word." Another says, "Father." Still another,
"Daddy." A fourth one answers, "Home." Now I hear a voice that says,
"America." Another voice shouts, "Friend." Yes, there are many, many
words to which we might rightfully give the title "best word."

But for this season of the year, and for this particular Sunday, there
is one word that stands out from among all the others. That one word is
"Christmas." To-morrow will be Christmas day. I think this word
"Christmas" is the best word because it includes all the other good
words.

In your home you have a rug. There are many colors in that rug, yet it
is all one fabric. The many colors are skillfully woven and beautifully
blended to make the one fabric. Think of this word Christmas as a rug,
made up of many words of many colors. We see in this rug the word
"mother." What would Christmas be without mother! We see also the word
father, and the words sister, brother, grandfather, grandmother, aunt,
uncle, friend, home. Then clearest of all in this wonderful rug is the
word Christ. Christ is Christmas. Yes, Christmas is the best word for it