Opening the Gifts of Christmas: Practicing the Angelic Gifts of Faith, Hope, Charity, and LoveAndrews McMeel Publishing, 01/01/2009 - 240 من الصفحات A lovely folktale holds that when Christianity first came to northern Europe, four spirits representing the virtues of Faith, Hope, Charity, and Love were sent from heaven to place lights on the original Christmas tree. Opening the Gifts of Christmas invites readers to honor those spirits year round with a collection of heartwarming holiday stories and suggestions for living the four virtues every day. Every year it seems the Christmas season grows longer--decorations appear in stores even before Halloween--and yet our collective Christmas spirit wanes. The holiday frenzy erodes our Christmas cheer, and on December 26 any warm yuletide sentiments we have left are packed away with the ornaments and wrapping paper for another ten months. What if, instead of losing the Christmas spirit so quickly, we could extend the faith, hope, charity, and love we feel at Christmastime throughout the year? Opening the Gifts of Christmas can help us do just that. In four sections, best-selling authors Jennifer Basye Sander and Jamie Miller define each virtue and explain not only its connection to Christmas but also its importance in our everyday lives. Inspiring true stories illuminate each of the virtues, followed by suggestions for practicing them everyday. Opening the Gifts of Christmas will help readers internalize the spirit of Christmas so that it is just they may have greater joy and personal peace year round. |
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... friends— even our casual acquaintances—as if they were gifts too. A world in which that special feeling of love and brother- hood continued long after the ornaments and wrapping paper were packed away and the lights were taken down. “Oh ...
... friend, a co-worker, a grandmother, a stranger, a child—people we know, people we can help and be helped by in return. The true stories in this book are meant to be enjoyed not only during the holiday season but also throughout the year ...
... friend, a co-worker, a grandmother, a stranger, a child—people we know, people we can help and be helped by in return. The true stories in this book are meant to be enjoyed not only during the holiday season but also throughout the year ...
... friends , and what she heard from those friends wor- ried her . Could her father help her out ? Virginia's confusion had to do with Santa Claus ; it seems her friends had planted some doubts about his existence . So her father did what ...
... friends to join us one night on the sidewalk of Sherbrooke Street. Sherbrooke Street is a wide downtown street lined with stately old elm trees. The heavy branches of the trees were gaily decorated with colored Christmas lights, which ...