December
2009 Theme - Holiday Cheer!
During this time
of year (whether we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or all
of the above), we are supposed to rejoice and celebrate -- in fact,
we are supposed to be of good cheer, aren’t we? Sometimes,
however, we feel we have too many things to do and too little time,
winding up harried and hurried. Or, for some, this time of year
brings up past hurts and sorrows, and we spend the month in sadness.
At CLF, we will come together each week in December to take a deeper
look at what there is to cheer about as we reflect on the spiritual
dimensions of the Holiday Season.
December
Talk 1, Three Cheers for the Holidays!
In
Religious Science, we teach God’s three modes of Being (Spirit,
Soul and Body), which inseparably and interdependently form the
whole. The same is true of the Holiday Season, which starts with
Thanksgiving, embodies Christmas, and ends with New Year’s
Day. Each is an inseparable part of what we call the Holidays and
today we will find the Holiday cheer in each one.
December
Talk 2, Your Christmas Carol
In
the context of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas
Carol, today we see how our ghosts of the past and the future affect
our present. When we let the past remain past and allow the future
come to us as it will, we certainly have something to cheer about!
December
Talk 3, The Rebirth of the Light
As
we come together on Christmas Eve morning, we will be reminded of
the true meaning of Christmas. As Religious Scientists, the birth
it celebrates is not the birth of the Christ in Bethlehem, but the
rebirth of the Christ Light in each one of us. As Hanukkah also
represents the power of the Light, today we will illuminate our
lives from these two faith traditions.
December
Talk 4, Pausing Into the Present
On
this, the last Sunday of 2009, we will take time to pause into the
present and receive the gifts of clarity, focus and intention to
set the tone for 2010. Today, we will gather and be of good cheer.
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