A Christmas Thought

I received a beautiful Christmas (not "holiday") card from some old family friends today, Dave & Ruth. They were good friends of our family throughout my childhood, and stayed close to Mom over the years, especially Ruth, who is an author as well.

Anyway, the sentiment on the card moved me and made me think so I thought I'd share it, and my wishes for a Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it in all its incarnations.

"If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make the long, slow journey across the desert as did the Magi? Or sit and watch the stars, as did the shepherds? Or brood over the coming of the Child, as did Mary? For each one of us, there is a desert to travel—a star to discover—and a being within ourselves to bring to life."

Credit: Carmel of Reno, Design C-288, Sister Susan OCD