One of the things I absolutely love about Christmas is how it brings people together. Christmas calls our children home, brings friends and families together, and inspires us to open our hearts to those in need. It cheerfully beckons us to bundle up, hold our children's hands, and line the streets with our neighbors to watch the Santa Claus parade. Christmas draws us back to church to celebrate our faith, and has us gather together as co-workers, friends and strangers to celebrate the season and put the jolly in Christmas. All around the world Christmas connects people in a joyful, spiritual way! It seems as if our souls wake up during the festive season and we are drawn into the Christmas spirit, a spirit that reminds us that the most precious gift we can give, is being "present" for one another.
When I was younger, I worried more about what I would get everyone, for Christmas, than appreciate the time I would share with them. Older, (it has it's gifts) I am now very mindful of how precious it is to be with the people I love. I suppose it shouldn't be all that surprising, since the heart of spirituality is connection. Interesting to note however, that even though we often feel a spiritual connection to nature, we seldom experience that same connection with one another We have forgotten that we are all part of the same beautiful miracle, that love is our true essence and the common thread that weaves through each of our hearts.
For this reason, alone, it seems to me that Christmas is a gift in itself, for it becomes our opportunity to not only connect with one another, but to something much bigger than ourselves.
So this Christmas I hope you are able to enjoy spending time with the people you love, in whatever way you can, whether you meet in person, talk on the phone, or have a video chat, and I hope that when you do, you see the light in one another.
because then you might see that we are the Christmas spirit...our kindness, our joy, our compassion is spirit recognizing spirit and answering with love...
Merry Christmas everyone!!
pb
The spirit of Christmas
lies within each of our hearts
and comes alive
when we see our humanity in one other
and become a little kinder,
a little more tolerant,
more joyful and loving,
a little more of who we really are..
a little more tolerant,
more joyful and loving,
a little more of who we really are..
pb
