Hope for ‘peace on earth, good will toward men'

By Don McKee
Marietta Daily Journal

Christmas Eve. This is the season that had its origin in the divine message of “peace on earth, good will toward men.”

In America, we can count our many blessings — among them “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” We can enjoy peace in our homeland at least insofar as outside forces are concerned. But in some parts of the world, the story is starkly different for Christians on this Christmas Eve.