CHRISTMAS QUOTES
“This is the great mystery of Christmas that continues to give us comfort and consolation: we are not alone on our journey. The God of love who gave us life sent us His only Son to be with us at all times and in all places.” ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
“It is to God to whom and with whom we travel, and while he is the End of our journey, he is also at every stopping place.” ~ Elisabeth Elliot
“Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and angels gave the sign.”
~ Christina Rossetti
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” ~ Isaiah 9:6
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a
wideopen heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the
baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history,
because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the
healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of
hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the
bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.
-- George Matthew Adams
To perceive Christmas through it`s wrapping becomes more
difficult every year.
-- E. B. White
May you have the gladness of Christmas
which is hope; the spirit of Christmas which
is peace; the heart of Christmas which is love.
~Ada V. Hendricks
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a
conspiracy of love.
-- Hamilton Wright Mabi
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or
of prayer, but always it will be a day of
remembrance-a day in which we think
of everything we have ever loved.
~Augusta E. Rundel
“Fail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this month, that the Divinest Heart that ever walked the earth was born on that day; and then smile and enjoy yourselves for the rest of it; for mirth is also of Heaven’s making.” ~ Leigh Hunt
“Somehow, not only for Christmas, but all the long year through, the joy that you give to others, is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, the poor and lonely and sad, the more of your heart’s possessing, returns to you glad.” ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
“When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?” ~ C.K. Chesterton
“Late on a sleepy, star-spangled night, those angels peeled back the sky just like you would tear open a sparkling Christmas present. Then, with light and joy pouring out of Heaven like water through a broken dam, they began to shout and sing the message that baby Jesus had been born. The world had a Savior! The angels called it “Good News,” and it was.” ~ Larry Libby, Christmas Stories for the Heart
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” ~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“God grant you the light in Christmas, which is faith; the warmth of Christmas, which is love…the belief in Christmas, which is truth; the all of Christmas, which is Christ.” ~ Wilda English
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To
cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have
the real spirit of Christmas.
-- Calvin Coolidge
It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm
human awareness, the reaching out of the
self to one's fellow man that makes giving
worthy of the Christmas spirit. ~Isabel Currier
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire
of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of
charity in the heart. ~Washington Irving
Christmas is not just a day, an event to
be observed and speedily forgotten. It
is a spirit which should permeate every
part of our lives. ~William Parks
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic
ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.
~Peg Bracken.
Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness
of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to
be kind. ~Helen Steiner Rice
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