Where we see ourselves moved by generosity, inspired by hope, and uplifted by love, not only for ourselves but for the whole evolving universe.-Bruce Sanguin ( If Darwin Prayed) At its best, Christmas is a mirror in which we see reflected the very best life can be.Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows īut like of each thing that in season grows.-William Shakespeareįor Christmas comes but once a year.-Thomas Tusser At Christmas, all roads lead home.-Marjorie Holmes.As you get older, you get tired of doing the same things over and over again, so you think Christmas has changed.As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.-Eric Sevareid.That hope is the greatest of the gifts we'll receive.-Don Black ("As Long as There's Christmas") As long as there's Christmas, I truly believe.Then you can keep Christmas! But you can never keep it alone.-Henry van Dyke ("Keeping Christmas" in The Spirit of Christmas) stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death. Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest ting in the world. to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old. Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you.On Christmas Day in the morning.-Traditional Carol (parts of 2 verses of "I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In") "Now let's all go back to bed!"-Bob Gilmore (on Facebook, ) ow do these admonitions sound - "wait!" "be patient!" - in a context of violence and despair, of deprivation and gross inequality? What does "hopeful expectation" sound like, look like in places where justice has long been delayed, meaning, of course, that justice has been denied?-Debra Dean Murphy ("Would That You Might Meet Us Doing Right") Advent's familiar themes of waiting and hopeful expectation have a different ring this year.Advent grows and gains momentum during the weeks before Christmas.-Greg Richardson ("Advent is Finding Light in the Darkness", Dec. Advent is about finding the Sacred in the Everyday. Advent is a season of anticipation and preparation.Advent helps us remember that light shines in the darkness and we reflect it.-Greg Richardson ("Advent is About Making a Fresh Start").Quote Lady's Quotes by Subject, Christmas