Merry Christmas, Taiwan!

• Area : 36,000 square kilometers

• Population: 23 million

• Capital : Taipei City

• Language : Taiwanese/Mandarin/Hakka/Indigenous Languages

• Religion : Buddhism/Taoism/Christianity/Islam

Like Taiwan, Christmas is mostly about memory. The memory of the way we were celebrating, eating, rejoicing, caroling, and dancing with graceful tears in our eyes…

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Like Taiwan, Christmas is green, deep green with the essence of life: the darkness of death. Yet in Jesus, to many, one expected to see life beyond.

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Like Taiwan, Christmas is a whisper in our ears. A whisper to you and me as it was to Mary and Joseph. The voice stays long after it was spoken. It stays in our minds, and in our hearts: “Fear not !! I am with you, always...”

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Like Taiwan, a solitary island on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, the first Christmas began with a solitary journey of Mary and Joseph. Facing the unknown future, somehow they were not afraid. They knew one thing for sure: their journey was with God.

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“Do not be afraid... Walk with God.”

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Merry Christmas to you, Taiwan!

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Related website:

http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=592&Itemid=258