

Christmas – that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love! – By Hamilton Wright Mabie.

Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.The second can breed selfishness if not tempered by the first. First: What do you want to give to others for Christmas? Second: What do you want for Christmas? The first fosters generosity of heart and an outward focus. Ask your children two questions this Christmas.As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas.A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.Gifts of time and love are essential ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.Nothing seems too bad, hard, or sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room.I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year.K.More Christmas Posts, Wishes, and Cards for the Holidays Greatest Christmas Quotes to Get Yourself in the Holiday Spirit Nothing is taken for granted everything received with gratitude everything passed on with grace. God grant you the light in Christmas, which is faith the warmth of Christmas, which is love…the all of Christmas, which is Christ. by Charles DickensĬhristmas is the day that holds all time together. I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. LogueĪ little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year… These make a Merry Christmas! -by John Greenleaf WhittierĬhristmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. by Helen Steiner RiceĪ Christmas candle is a lovely thing It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away While quite unselfish, it grows small. by Garrison Keillorīless us Lord, this Christmas, with the quietness of mind Teach us to be patient and always to be kind. by Thomas TusserĪ lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. by Helen Steiner RiceĪt Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. Peace on earth will come to stay when we live Christmas every day. The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. by Freya StarkĬhristmas isn’t just a day. My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.- by Bob HopeĬhristmas is not an external event at all, but a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart. Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
