Holy Night (tract)
Holy Night is a religious tract written by Jack Chick. It was originally printed in 2015, and remains an in-stock title. It is listed on their website under the subject "Basic Gospel" and also tagged as "Christmas" and also as "Military".
The tract tells of Harold Jordan, a wounded veteran (who, two weeks before his tour of duty was to end, was ambushed with his platoon, and lost an eye and a leg as a result) now homeless. He is discovered by Rudy, a young boy (to the consternation of his mother and aunt) who had just finished a Bible study with his Uncle Fred where they learned about Luke 14:13-14 [1]. Rudy tells Uncle Fred, who decides to invite Harold to Sunday dinner.
The day before the dinner Fred learns of Harold's story: beyond the physical injuries his records were mixed up with someone else's (later identified as "Hal Jordon Jr."), and his family is told he died in combat. As a result, he wishes he had died with his platoon. Fred then tells Harold of his own military history: as a Marine he routinely got into fights, and later fought in the Korean War as one of the "Chosin Few" where he was wounded, but was saved through the prayers of a nurse. Fred leads Harold to salvation; a subsequent scene shows Harold's daughter praying for a new daddy.
After Sunday dinner Fred tells Harold that he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, and surprises him by telling him he contacted his friends at the Pentagon. The next day Harold learns that the record mix-up has been corrected, and along with a large check finds out that his platoon broke the back of a deadly ambush, for which he is awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star. Fred buys him a uniform for his medals and a plane ticket home to his family.
His daughter still wants her daddy home (which her mother says would take "a very big miracle"); on Christmas Eve Harold returns home to his family, knowing that all of them are saved and someday will be in Heaven together.
References
- ↑ "Jesus said, 'when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed" (All Chick tracts use KJV exclusively as Chick was a KJV-Only follower.)
