Eyes wide with wonder





This week, pause. Open your heart and your eyes to the wondrous beauty and mystery and magic of the Christmas miracle and the true Gift of the season. Wander and ponder through “Sharon’s Christmas Prayer,” by John Shea.
Merry Christmas!
Monday “She was sure of the facts, and recited them with slow solemnity, convinced every word was revelation.” Isaiah 9:6-7

Tuesday “She said they were so poor they only had peanut butter and jelly to eat, and they went a long way from home without getting lost.” Luke 2:1-4

Wednesday “The lady rode a donkey, the man walked, and the baby was inside the lady. They had to stay in a stable with an ox and an ass (hee hee).” Matthew 5:3-10

Thursday “But the Three Rich Men found them because a star lited the roof.” Matthew 2:1-12

Friday “Shepherds came and you could pet the sheep but not feed them.” Luke 2:8-12

Saturday “Then the baby was borned. And do you know who he was? Her quarter eyes inflated to silver dollars. The baby was God!” Luke 2:6-7

Sunday “And she jumped in the air, whirled around, dove into the sofa and buried her head under the cushion. Which is the only proper response to the Good News of the Incarnation.” Luke 2:13-14


Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. –Thomas S. Monson

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