Make room at your holiday table for a neighbor, friend or co-worker who may be spending the holidays alone. As someone who in the past found myself alone on too many holidays I can tell you that an invitation can be a welcome act of kindness.
Category Archives: Holidays
Thought for Today
“You keep us waiting. You, the God of all time, Want us to wait. For the right time in which to discover Who we are, where we are to go, Who will be with us, and what we must do. So thank you … for the waiting time.” John Bell, quoted in The Westminster CollectionContinue reading “Thought for Today”
Spreading the Light #4
Honor your spiritual, ethnic or family traditions. Read from the sacred texts of your faith, sing the songs, eat the traditional foods, watch the classic holiday movies you watched as a child with your children.
Spreading the Light #3
Approach volunteer work or charitable donations honoring the dignity of the people being helped. Try not to think of people needing help as “less fortunate” or people to pity or blame. We are all God’s children. Many people are finding themselves one paycheck away from homelessness. Remember, you could be the one having to ask for helpContinue reading “Spreading the Light #3”
Spreading the Light #2
Let your kinder, gentler side show this holiday season. Return a holiday greeting with a smile, even if it is not the greeting you prefer. Open doors for people, especially if their arms are full of packages. Remember store clerks are just doing a job, trying to keep a roof over their families heads andContinue reading “Spreading the Light #2”
Thought for Today
“It might be easy to run away to a monastery, away from the commercialization, the hectic hustle, the demanding family responsibilities of Christmas-time. Then we would have a holy Christmas. But we would forget the lesson of the Incarnation, of the enfleshing of God—the lesson that we who are followers of Jesus do not run fromContinue reading “Thought for Today”
Spreading the Light #1
Remember celebration is a state of mind. All the other stuff — elaborate gifts, food and drink, excessive spending is optional. Money is not required to express the joy of the season. Even the rushed, busy, non stop flurry of activity is a choice. So this year, try just slowing down. Life will still go on. The holidays will stillContinue reading “Spreading the Light #1”
Thought for Today
“It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty founder was a child himself.” — Charles Dickens
Let There Be Light
It is no accident the greatest light holidays of humankind fall during times that for many people of the world are cold and dark. As the days grow shorter and the weather become colder we need that little glimmer of hope that Christmas, Chanukah, Diwali, Kwanza and others bring to us. This year times seemContinue reading “Let There Be Light”
Help with Thanksgiving Cooking Questions
Not sure how long to thaw the turkey? Can’t tell if a turkey is gluten free? Have a pumpkin or cranberry question? Need to know how long you can let the Thanksgiving feast safely sit out on the table? We’ve all had those questions. But don’t worry, there is help. The following are hotline numbersContinue reading “Help with Thanksgiving Cooking Questions”
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