Winter Nights
WINTER NIGHTS – CHRISTMAS NIGHTS
In these Christmastide nights when the air is cold and the sky clear we are reminded of the stillness and quiet contemplation that season should inspire. By now the shopping is finished; the returns are completed; the parties are given. Now is the time to bask in the gentle twinkle of Christmas lights; now is the time to sit quietly in front of the crackling fire; now is the time to truly appreciate the magical and mystical spirit of the Season.
Through cards, visits, calls, and presents we have once again been shown the love of friends and family. We have witnessed our own incarnations of love. Regardless of the size of our pile of gifts under the tree or the size of our credit card debt, once again we have shared in that incarnation of love that first occured in Bethlehem more than two millenia ago. From that dark, still night in such bleak and mean conditions came to us a gift so immense that time and place cannot hold it.
Now is the time for us to take in the quiet; to take in the love shown to us; to realize the love we have shared; to build up our reserve of Christmas goodwill; and, to work again toward incarnating the peace and love of Christ in our world today. We wish you and your families a Happy and Holy Christmas Season!!!
God Bless Us One and All!!!
