Hello, and welcome!
Do you, like me, sometimes get to Christmas Eve and suddenly realize that, despite the best of intentions for a prayerful Advent, you have organized a feast, glitz, glamour and gifts, but feel spiritually depleted?
If the answer is ‘Yes’ join the club! Happily, as a Fan of the Fresh Start, I gratefully acknowledge that, though I cannot change yesterday, I can choose a new beginning today. I hope that you will join me in making this Advent a holy one!
As Christmas is all about Love – celebrating Christ’s birth and looking forward to His Second Coming – it seems logical to make that the focus this week. Enter: Learn to Love Well!
St Paul reminds us in his letter to the Philippians, that there is no greater example of how to love than Christ’s example. He says: “If there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love… complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love.” Philippians 2:1-2
As Christians we are challenged to show Christ’s love to everyone we cross paths with. We can do this by being helpful, forgiving, generous, kind, and so on. Sometimes being loving is easy. But at other times it can prove extremely difficult. Yet we are bound to try. To think that over for a few moments use the following short, yet spiritually powerful, meditation.
Meditation
1. Sit up straight. Breathe in
deeply through the nose. Hold a few seconds. Breathe out through the mouth and
as you do so feel the whole of your body relax.
2. Now consider that God wants
us to follow His example of love.
3. Read the above Bible quote
of St Paul’s and ponder on it for a few moments.
4. Now say this prayer – or
one of your own – “Dear Lord, I want to learn to love well so will you please
help and inspire my efforts? I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.”
5. When you are ready breathe
in and out deeply as before. Then have a big stretch.
From today onwards, may we be open to God’s support and guidance as we strive to become ever more loving to all.
God bless,
Teresa x
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