December is a season filled with sacredness for many religions. For me, I celebrate the return of longer days of light at Winter Solstice and Christmas, a day to celebrate the birth of light and love…a Christed light that guides me. It is a sacred time to open my heart and be truly grateful for all my blessings. It is a time to connect with my dear friends and gather with my family for precious moments as we open gifts and enjoy delicious meals.
This year my prayers are for all the families who are suffering in wars. I pray for peace and that they will receive food, water and healing support that they need. I envision a world of compassion and love within my heart. We all need to hold this vision for this time to unfold. But there are so many diverse beliefs and politics that are deep from centuries of wars. We each deserve to practice our religions in peace and love, but freedom, tolerance and compassion must be our way to live in harmony.
So Christmas comes with mixed feelings of joys and sadness and with hope and belief that billions of people will live with open hearts to help those in need as they rebuild and begin again…with a new way…a peaceful way. This is my prayer.
May the blessings of the season fill your hearts with love, peace and joy and follow you throughout the New Year,
Peacefully, Jane
Jane Rosalea Brown, BA, CSW
Peaceful Way Meditation Blog
Author, In Silence, Discovering Self through Meditation
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