For years I heard the song lyric "We need a little Christmas, right this very minute" but it never touched my heart until I heard it this year. This year, it almost made me cry. Whatever Christmas means to us, this is the year to let it in, to let it repair us, & to give us hope.

Dec 10, 2017 路 11:34 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I have finally learned, only when I truly let it in can I truly give it to others Thank you for your message today .
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So true. For me, Christmas is a salutation of good will to mankind.
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IN 16TH CENT ENGLAND-THEY CELEBRATED THE 12 DAYS OF CHRITMAS!!! DEC 25 TO JAN 6 NO WORK ON THE FARM-EXCEPT KITCHEN!!! FEAST EVERY DAY!!! 24 DAYS LEAD TO CHRI-ADVENT-FAST AND WORK TO PREPARE!!! FARM OWNERS DID NOT WORK ALL YEAR!!! EVEN MONKS ON CHUR OWNED MONASTARY FARMS!!!馃巹馃巹
Replying to @marwilliamson
IM WONDERING IF WE COULD TAKE THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED DEC 25 - JAN 6 IN MIDDLE AGES AND ADOPT IT TO NOW!!! THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO BETTER CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF THE SYMBOL OF INOCENCE AND LOVE THAN SHOP/SHOP/SHOPPING馃巹馃巹馃巹馃専馃専馃専
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MUCH WRONG IN THE MIDLE AGES- LAND OWNERS NO WORK-EVEN MONKS ON CHURCH OWNED MONASTERY FARMS!! AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT BEGAN CORECTION!!! BUT SOME HOW THE TOGETHERNESS OF THOSE WHO DID THE WORK-WAS A SACRED THING!!! WE NEED TO RECLAIM THAT!!! I THINK IT IS HAPENING!!!馃巹馃巹馃巹馃尀馃尀馃尀
Replying to @marwilliamson
Beautifully written!!! We DO need a little if not alot of Christmas cheer! My heart fills with delight listening to Christmas music
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Amen. And may the lights and spirit of Chanukah also help repair our country and world.
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Amen 馃檹馃徎