The birds made their Advent wreath
and we will:
Light Candles this Christmas
Candles of Joy
despite all sadness
Candles of Hope
where despair keeps watch
Candles of Courage
for fears ever present
Candles of PEACE
for tempest-tossed days
Candles of Grace
to ease heavy burdens
Candles of LOVE
to inspire all our living
Candles that will burn
(in our hearts)
all the year long
(ADAPTED FROM Howard THurman, The Mood of Christmas)
Then they Decorated the tree
and all of us wait for the return of the
LIGHT,
the Miracle of Christmas!
(Even the littlest of us got into the spirit....)
PEACE and JOY
to you and yours,
As Always!