Photo was taken near the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Every village, town and city takes on its own beauty and character at Christmas. Paris is definitely one that stands out, with lots of colours and light everywhere you go.
Thought on Monday – December – 16/12/2013
Another angle on Christmas…
In his book ‘Christmas Spoken Here’, John Killinger describes how one day he was staring through the window of a beautiful little Christmas shop. It was packed with Christmas items. There were elves, a colourful Santa, sleighs, reindeers, bells, trees and music boxes. There were candles, electric lights, angels, wise men, drummer boys, stars, snowmen and so much more. The little shop was bursting with Christmas. It was infectious. Down in the corner of the front door, where no one could miss it, was the neatest touch of all. It was a small sign that said: “Christmas Spoken Here”. In the final run in to Christmas it could be easy to loose sight of what it’s all about. But whenever we speak the language of “Christmas Spoken Here” we are in touch with the heart of it all. It is the language of love, a language that speaks about God who became a little child, born into our world, born into our darkness, our fears, our heartaches. Because of this child, we have a sense of purpose, hope, direction and meaning to all of life’s complexities. May the language of “Christmas Spoken Here” be yours too in the coming days.
