You might as well tie a big red ribbon around your middle, and hang a bit of silver tinsel in your hair. It turns out that you, yourself, are a gift. Not because of what you have bought and wrapped, not because of what you have baked or decorated, but simply because that is your nature.
How will you give someone the gift of your presence today?
The fourth candle of the Advent wreath stands for peace. Peace might seem like it’s in short supply in the hectic days just before Christmas, which is as good a reason as any to carve out some moments in which you can experience peace.
What do you do to create a sense of peace in yourself or those around you?
In the Northern Hemisphere, today marks the shortest day, the moment when the earth tilts again toward the light. But it is also the beginning of winter, not its depth, and the coldest days are still to come.
Where do you look for signs of growing light when it feels like winter might be endless?
The lizard knows that if you wait long enough the shade will come and cover your warm rock. And if you wait longer then the sun will come back again. The hard part is knowing when to wait, and when to move to a new rock.
What are you waiting for?
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
― Mother Teresa
In this season when giving so often feels like a taxing obligation, what are you giving purely out of love?
