The Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations in Bloomington, MN

These brief
meditations
incorporate the
hope
,
celebration
love
compassion
, and blessing of the
Christmas
season and encourage us to find them throughout the year. Features include the
poem
, "The Work of Christmas,": "When the song of the
angels
is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone...The Work of Christmas begins..."; and "I Will Light
Candles
This Christmas,": "Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage for fears ever present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days..."
"I know that the experiences of unity in
human relations
are more compelling than the concepts, the fears, the prejudices, which divide. Despite the tendency to feel my
race
superior, my
nation
the greatest nation, my
faith
the true faith, I must beat down the
boundaries
of my exclusiveness until my sense of
separateness
is completely enveloped in a sense of
fellowship
. I will light the candle of fellowship this Christmas, a candle that must burn all the year long." -
The Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations
by Howard Thurman