It is opening our hearts to It is opening our hearts to others, giving of our time and others, giving of our time and energy to others, forgiving when energy to others, forgiving when needed, and accepting others needed, and accepting others as they are, in our hearts. It’s as they are, in our hearts. It’s doing for others what Jesus did doing for others what Jesus did for us. It’s letting God’s spirit for us. It’s letting God’s spirit reign in our hearts, and giving reign in our hearts, and giving His love preeminence in our His love preeminence in our relations with others.relations with others.

--Robert Rider--Robert Rider

He who has not Christmas He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it in his heart will never find it under a tree.under a tree.

--Roy L. Smith--Roy L. Smith

Christmas is not a date. Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind. It is a state of mind.

-- Mary Ellen Chase-- Mary Ellen Chase

Christmas is the season for kindling the Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.flame of charity in the heart.

--Washington Irving--Washington Irving

Love is what’s in Love is what’s in the room with you the room with you at Christmas if you at Christmas if you stop opening stop opening presents and presents and listen.listen.

-- Attributed to a seven -- Attributed to a seven year old name Bobbyyear old name Bobby

Christmas is foreverChristmas is forever,, not for just one day, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not put away like bells for loving, sharing, giving, are not put away like bells

and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.

The good you do for others is good you do yourself.The good you do for others is good you do yourself.

-- Norman Wesley Brooks-- Norman Wesley Brooks

Remember this December, Remember this December, that love weights more than that love weights more than gold!gold!

-- Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon-- Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

The joy of brightening The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other lives, bearing each other’s burdens, easing other’s burdens, easing each other’s loads, and each other’s loads, and supplanting empty hearts supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.magic of Christmas.

--W.C. Jones--W.C. Jones

Christmas is not as much about opening Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.our presents as opening our hearts.

--Janice Maeditere--Janice Maeditere

The message of Christmas is that the visible material The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world.world is bound to the invisible spiritual world.

--Author unknown--Author unknown

The earth has The earth has grown old with grown old with its burden of its burden of care, but at care, but at Christmas it Christmas it always is always is young.young.

-- Phillips Brooks-- Phillips Brooks

Let Christmas not become a thing merely of merchant’s trafficking, Let Christmas not become a thing merely of merchant’s trafficking, of tinsel, bell and holly wreath and surface pleasure, but beneath the of tinsel, bell and holly wreath and surface pleasure, but beneath the

childish glamour, let us find nourishment for soul and mind. childish glamour, let us find nourishment for soul and mind.

Let us follow kinder ways through our teeming human maze, Let us follow kinder ways through our teeming human maze, and help the age of peace to come from a Dreamer’s martyrdom. and help the age of peace to come from a Dreamer’s martyrdom.

--Madeline Morse--Madeline Morse