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1、Queen'sChristmasspeechinfullTheQueenhasusedherChristmasDaymessagetohighlighttheneedsofvulnerablepeopleinsociety.Hereisthemessageinfull:Oneofthefeaturesofgrowingoldisaheightenedawarenessofchange.Torememberwhathappened50yearsagomeansthatitispossibletoappreciatewhathaschang
2、edinthemeantime.Italsomakesyouawareofwhathasremainedconstant.Inmyexperience,thepositivevalueofahappyfamilyisoneofthefactorsofhumanexistencethathasnotchanged.Theimmediatefamilyofgrandparents,parentsandchildren,togetherwiththeirextendedfamily,isstillthecoreofathrivingcommunity.
3、Itisalltooeasyto'turnablindeye','topassbyontheotherside',andleaveittoexpertsandprofessionalsWhenPrincePhilipandIcelebratedourdiamondweddinglastmonth,weweremuchawareoftheaffectionandsupportofourownfamilyastheygatheredroundusfortheoccasion.Nowtoday,ofcourse,marksthebirthofJesus
4、Christ.Amongotherthings,itisareminderthatitisthestoryofafamily;butofafamilyinverydistressedcircumstances.MaryandJosephfoundnoroomattheinn;theyhadtomakedoinastable,andthenew-bornJesushadtobelaidinamanger.Thiswasafamilywhichhadbeenshutout.'Onehumanfamily'Perhapsitwasbecauseofth
5、isearlyexperiencethat,throughouthisministry,JesusofNazarethreachedoutandmadefriendswithpeoplewhomothersignoredordespised.Itwasinthiswaythatheproclaimedhisbeliefthat,intheend,weareallbrothersandsistersinonehumanfamily.TheChristmasstoryalsodrawsattentiontoallthosepeoplewhoareon
6、theedgeofsociety-peoplewhofeelcutoffanddisadvantaged;peoplewho,foronereasonoranother,arenotabletoenjoythefullbenefitsoflivinginacivilisedandlaw-abidingcommunity.AllthegreatreligiousteachingsoftheworldpresshomethemessagethateveryonehasaresponsibilitytocareforthevulnerableForth
7、esepeoplethemodernworldcanseemadistantandhostileplace.Itisalltooeasyto'turnablindeye','topassbyontheotherside',andleaveittoexpertsandprofessionals.Allthegreatreligiousteachingsoftheworldpresshomethemessagethateveryonehasaresponsibilitytocareforthevulnerable.Fortunately,therea
8、remanygroupsandindividuals,oftenunsungandunrewarded,whoarededicatedt