By Wilferd A. Peterson
How can we best keep Christmas? How can we best defeat the little bit of Scrooge in all of us and experience the glory of the Great Day?
By sinking the shafts of our spirits deep beneath the sparkling tinsel of the surface of Christmas and renewing within us the radiance of the inner meaning of the season.
By following the Star on an inward journey to Bethlehem to stand again in awe and wonder before the Babe in the Manger.
By rediscovering the faith and simplicity of a little child, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.
By being still and listening to the angels sing within our hearts.
By quietly evaluating our lives according to the Master's standards as set forth in the Sermon on the Mount.
By reaffirming the supremacy of the spirit in our conquest of ourselves.
By resolving to give ourselves away to others in love, joy, and devotion.
By using the light of Christmas to guild us through the darkness of the coming year, refusing to go back to the dim kerosene lamps of the spirit when the brilliant electricity of Christmas is available to show us the way.
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