The essence of Christ's gospel is peace. Howard W. Hunter adapted the words of an unknown author & encouraged us to give peaceable gifts to each other:.
This Christmas, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love and then speak it again.
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As we try to remember the true reason for the season, perhaps we can do so by trying to live more Christ-like lives.
Merry Christmas.
(Thanks, Lauren)
4 comments:
That is one of my favorite quotes. I love this season and the good it brings out in us all.
I love the quote-so simple and true. The Love birds are quite cute as well. I saw them at Anthropologie, but none of them were kissing...you found the lucky kissing ones I guess! Hope you have a great Christmas-will miss seeing you for a couple of weeks!
Oh-and your fierce independence is very likeable...I'm glad you're wired that way!
I love the quote, but I also really like that picture.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Speak your love...and then speak it again. If we just did that I'll bet about 99% of our problems would just go away,
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