Merry Christmas 2016

Dear loving people,

It’s Christmas season everywhere and so it is at Living Lectures.  Amidst the plethora of messages that you will be receiving from your loved ones, Living Lectures through this short message adds its voice to wish you the best and thanking you for having stood by us throughout 2016.

Lucinda Franks says it was “Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.”

“Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given-when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.” So says Joan Winmill Brown

W. C. Jones says “the joy of brightening other lives, bearing others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”

In Agnes M. Pharo’s words, Christmas “is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.”

Are you planning to give gifts to your loved ones, Oren Arnold has the following Christmas gift suggestions: 

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect.

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, the gladness of Christmas give you hope, the warmth of Christmas grant you love. It's not the presents that make Christmas so special; it’s the presence of those you love. Whether they are with you in person or spirit.

Let me join Hamilton Wright Mabie in saying “blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!”