December 26, 2017
The Promise of the Christ Child
At our own birth, the child of Christmas is born in us. He is our spiritual potential. But we have to let that birth find its fulfillment in a life that rises above the ordinary. You might say that we have to keep the promise of that child alive in us always. Christmas is a reminder that the child is always being born, always in the manger, and always being welcomed.
— from the book The Soul of Christmas by Thomas Moore
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Audio File
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