{"id":637,"date":"2021-12-26T03:25:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T03:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/?p=637"},"modified":"2021-12-26T03:25:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T03:25:34","slug":"the-holy-mystery-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2021\/12\/the-holy-mystery-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holy Mystery of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Mystery of Christmas is a phrase I read in one of my favorite books, <em>Simple Abundance<\/em> by Sara Ban Breathnach. When she spoke of Christmas in this way, it totally resonated with me. Because you see, it truly is a mystery to me.\u00a0 Christmas and the birth of Christ is a sacred time when many of us around the world, stop to celebrate the birth of a child that had such a huge impact to our world centuries ago and yet, the impact is still felt today.<\/p>\n<p>What is the Holy Mystery of Christmas for you? The answer for me, is a time to honor the sacred. A time to give and not necessarily physical gifts, give of yourself, your love, your time. It&#8217;s a time to reflect on a little baby who gave so much to our world. It isn&#8217;t about religion or gifts, it&#8217;s about the Spirit of LOVE. Give a stranger a smile, help someone with the door when a mother is trying to carry her baby, a stroller and packages, bake cookies for those who are shut-in, pay for someone&#8217;s coffee. Give whatever you can. It doesn&#8217;t have to be wrapped in a pretty package.<\/p>\n<p>Today, there are so many people in our world who have suffered loss of some type or another, let us all pray that they receive the Holy Mystery of Christmas today , in some way.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage all of us to open our hearts to the LOVE this season brings and spread it all the year through.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Share with me in the comments below, what this Holy Mystery of Christmas means to you, I would love to know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"rTNyH RZQOk\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@benwhitephotography?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Ben White<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/sacredness-of-christmas?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Mystery of Christmas is a phrase I read in one of my favorite books, Simple Abundance by Sara Ban Breathnach. 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