Inspiration

"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things, not the great occasions, give off the greatest glow of happiness."

- Bob Hope

If you like this one, there is another version of the "Love Chapter" (1 Corinthians 13) rewritten for Christmas here. 

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If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.

If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime: but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.

If I work at a soup kitchen carol in the nursing home, and give all that I have to charity; but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.

If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ,  have missed the point.

"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold."

- Aristotle

"It's what you give that makes an impact on this world, regardless of the things you have."

- Jennifer Betts