Reflections on Christmas Eve

With so much open raw ugliness "in our face" these days .. it is wonderfully refreshing to escape to beauty, softness, grace and meaningful pieces of poetry or writings .... Maybe it is unreal as far as daily events go .... but it's a blissful escape for a few hours...... and a true testament to faith..... to underlying truth.

"Christmas ... that magic blanket that

wraps itself around us, that some thing

so intangible that is it like a fragrance...

a day in which we think of every thing

we have ever loved." Augusta E. Rundel

"Love came down at Christmas. Love all lovely,

love divine. Love was born at Christmas; stars

and angels gave the sign." Christina Rossetti

"On Christmas Eve, the snow on the ground,

the stars in the sky, the spruce tree glittering with beloved ornaments,

we

stand in the dimness and sing about

the silent holy night and tears come

to our eyes and the vast invisible forces

of Christmas stir in the world. Skeptics stand back. Hush. Hark. There is much in this world that doubt cannot explalin." Garrison Keillor

A Merry Christmas to all .. the Magic of Jesus' birthday ... to those of you who believe and those of you who don't... and may you all carry a peaceful heart throughout the New Year.