“Commercialization has obscured the meaning of Christmas. The commercial has become more important than the carol. What man has to sell more important than what God has given.”
“May we not ‘spend’ Christmas or ‘observe’ Christmas, but rather ‘keep’ it.”
“Christmas is less than what it can be – and less than what it was intended to be –
where gifts are given grudgingly, and where gifts are received without appreciation.”
“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting
empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”
“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.”
“It is a time, of all others when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.”
“When I have food,
help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work,
help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all.
When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer;
And remembering
help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion and be concerned enough to help;
By word, deed and for what we take for granted.”
