It was a love of Christ that brought these men of differing nations together.
It was the tyrannical orders of governments which saw them go back to killing each other the next day.
The moment we stop letting Christian values shape us is the day we become barbarians
Europe - and the world - would have been much better off if that Christmas Truce had turned into a permanent cease-fire, and then into a negotiated end to the war.
But the imperialists (on both sides) would not have been happy with that. There is no glory in a negotiated peace.
Sorry, a true miracle would have ended the battle.