In the midst of all the hubbub and busyness in which we find ourselves at this time of year, I found this little gem a real touchstone for keeping the true meaning of Christmas alive in my heart not only now, but throughout the year.
After all, keeping the spirit of Christmas
alive all year long wouldn’t be a bad thing, would it? The excerpt goes as follows:
“There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas Day, and that is, keeping Christmas. Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, and to think what you owe the world; to put your rights in the background and your duties in the middle distance, and your chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground; to see that your fellow men are just as real as you are, and try to look behind their faces into their hearts, hungry for joy; to know that probably the only good reason for our existence is not what you are going to get out of life, but what you are going to give to life; to close your book of complaints against the management of the universe, and look around for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness—are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas.”
Remember, these are not my words
but Mr. Van Dyke’s. A wise man in my
book and his sentiments echo words I’ve heard coming through in Sunday lessons
shared by Rev. Nancy and Rev. David.
They are food for thought for me.
I hope they will be the same for you as well.
May your Christmas be filled with many blessings, not the
least of which include an awareness of how very blessed you are.
Namaste.
Kate Morgan for Unity of Charlotte
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