The Spirit of Christmas is LOVE

The imagery of Love from the Christmas story is the image of Mary seeing and holding Jesus for the first time. The recognition from Mother to child and child to mother is a deep, deep love that cannot be described in words. In this picture, we have only an inkling of the Love of God for us as we accept the gift of the Christ and hold it in our uncertain grasp. As Mary and Joseph watched their child with loving care, so are we tenderly and lovingly watched and protected by the Divine Father~Mother within us and around us.

CLOSE YOUR EYES. Know that each breath is a representation of God's love. In the same way our breath moves in and out of our bodies nourishing and refreshing us, so God’s love is feeding and renewing our souls. Like the love of a mother for a child, God’s love is not something we can see or measure. But God’s Love is evident when we look around. It’s in a smile, a touch, a hug. We are the givers and receivers of God’s Love . . . . Know that God’s Love lives in you and all around you. And know that in our most challenging times, we can always lean our head on the bosom of the Divine Mother and rest in her tender, her comforting, her loving embrace. Author Unknown