They say that Christmas, the Catholic Mass
for Christ, is for the very young and certainly it is a time of presents and
games. As we get older, we feel the
greater responsibility to provide more for our families.
Commercially we are battered with ways to
spend our money as advertising seems to begin earlier every year and the
autumnal season is a prelude to the great annual spend followed by the New Year
sales.
In all the commercial hustle and bustle it
is easy to forget the symbolic meaning of the Winter Solstice. It is the shortest day of the year and from
this point the days get longer as the herald of summer.
Before there was Christmas, the people celebrated
the increasing light given to this hemisphere and it was the high point of
their calendar. Many of the traditional
items associated with Christmas come from the festivals before it.
In these early days of small communities,
their lives centred around the growing and gathering of food and so the
hardship of winter was real enough.
Daylight was a precious gift as they lived
in a dark world where they had little to brighten it. Today, darkness is an almost forgotten
phenomenon with street lighting, homes and shops ablaze with light.
So symbolically, we come back to that celebration
of the Winter Solstice when the birth of Christ was traditionally born to
enlighten us in the ways of the Spirit.
His time on this earth plane was spent largely
teaching and healing. He brought light
and comfort to those who understood the presence of a Higher Intelligence.
All his words and
actions were based on love and he lived by example and never allowed negative
emotions to influence his ministry. We
should learn from his example, not only at Christmastide but always.
It is our purpose in
this life of ours here on this earth plane to help each other and to negate the
negative emotions, which are used by some to have power over others.
As we approach the
traditional time of love and sharing, it is important to allow our energies to
carry the words that Jesus taught us. He
preached love to all men and women and he healed them physically and mentally.
Too many souls fail
to acknowledge that they are too selfish to consider other people’s feelings. They seem to go through life taking what they
want for themselves alone.
Yet over the Christmas
festivities, there are thousands of souls who give up their time so that the necessary
and emergency situations can remain open and available.
Surely it is not too
much to ask that they receive love and healing to allow them to get through the
busy time as they serve the Greater Good with the best intentions.
There are many who
are not blessed with a home and family to share at this time. Many have lost their security and have fallen
on hard times. Let them be remembered by
positive thoughts and comforts.
Those who are ill
and those who lose their loved ones especially need to be sent understanding
and peace of mind. Know that by sparing
time to bless others, the giver will be blessed.
Let Christmas cheer
be shared by all people of all races and creeds, as it is a season of love and
not a season of differences, so sharing what we have brings goodness into all
hearts.
Jenny and Michael Ayers
Friday, 7th December 2018
