@bethvogt
There’s no denying I love quotes. Quotes about Christmas? They’re some of my favorites.
So many people have different perspectives about Christmas and, yes, I skip over some of them. But, for the most part, the quotes I read inspire me. Encourage me. Uplift my heart. Guide me through the season with the right attitude – one of gratitude, hope, and most importantly, faith.
Christmas isn’t “the most wonderful time of the year,” despite the song lyrics telling us otherwise. Life is still hard during December. We still face disappointments. Loss. Heartbreak. Grief. No amount of holiday lights and tinsel and fa la la la la will ever change the harsher realities of life.
But if nothing else, Christmas is about hope. God stepped into our world and offered us more — the gift of Emmanuel, God with us.
No matter what circumstances you find yourself facing right now, I pray you are able to grasp the hope offered each one of us at Christmas.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and I’ll see you in the New Year. I’m taking a social media break until 2022.
Wishing You the Hope of Christmas #encouragement #faith #Christmas2021 Click To Tweet 'And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind is coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent ... ' #quote by author Taylor Caldwell #Christmas #hope Click To Tweet
One last thing: I wanted to share one of my favorite Christmas songs with you. Enjoy.
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THat was sooo very beautiful. I love their voices together. Thank you for sharing this!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you and yours! 😀
~Sabrina 🙂
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I’m so glad you watched the video, Sabrina, and I agree! Their voices are beautiful together! Merry Christmas!
Hate is in the atmosphere
and darkness rules the land,
mocking every falling tear
that salts the burning sand.
The proud stride by
loved things they’ve wrecked
that we’d so hoped might last,
imperious that we genuflect
to kiss their proffered…uh, donkey.
And so it goes, and so it was
when a manger became home
to the God who came because
it was He alone
that could save from hellbound way
our souls, from that first Christmas Day.
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Your words remind us of the very reason for Christmas, Andrew. Thank you.
May you always lean into the hope of Christmas.
Praying for you, my friend.
Thank you. God bless you. Have a wonderful, refreshing break! See you in a happier, more peaceful year.
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Thank you, Dee! So grateful for the gift of your friendship.
PS That song, words and melody, is exquisitely beautiful. Thanks, Beth. I’ll be passing it on!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the duet.
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas, Denise!