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The hermit's Christmas

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A solitary hermit living on a mountain receives a varied group of travelers on Christmas Day and offers a humble meal and prayer. As they eat, he observes the inner causes of their discontent and gently explains why each lacks Christmas joy, pointing to pride, material attachment, fear, self-absorption, and loss of faith. The encounter contrasts worldly expectations with simple acts of welcome, gratitude, and spiritual openness, suggesting that authentic celebration arises from inward receptivity and communal hospitality rather than from external comforts.

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Title: The hermit's Christmas

Author: David De Forest Burrell

Release date: April 10, 2023 [eBook #70521]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: American Tract Society, 1912

Credits: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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THE HERMIT’S CHRISTMAS

THE
HERMIT’S CHRISTMAS

DAVID de FOREST BURRELL

AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY
150 Nassau Street, New York

Copyright, 1912, by
American Tract Society