Love.
Love, said poet Christina Rossetti, “Love came down at Christmas.”
Love spoke to Mary in the voice of the angel Gabriel. Love said: “Fear not.”
Fear not, when you have seen a vision of hope and glory, healing and joy that transcends the universe. Fear not when you are called to be the bearer of wonder and awe. Fear not when you foresee that your path lies through sorrow. Fear not when your very existence will challenges the status quo.
Love spoke then, and speaks to us now: Fear not!
Love spoke to Jesus. In the breath of oxen and ass, Love said: “You will never be alone. You are loved.”
You are loved, you who are vulnerable. You are loved, you who are lost. You are loved, you who are lonely. You are loved, you who are in pain. You are loved, you who will do great things, and you who do not know what to do.
Love breaths on us now: You are wrapped in Love.
Love spoke to the world in the gleam of a star. Love said: “Come.”
Come, you who are wise, and you who are simple. Come, you who seek, and you who think you know. Come, you who want to learn, and you who will tell the tale. Come meet that which is all new, and yet holds the wisdom of the ages.
Love shines on us now: Take the risk. Come!
Love spoke to Herod, in the visit of the wise men. Love said: “It is not too late. It is never too late. Choose Love.”
It is not too late, it is never too late. Not even for tyrants or terrorists, not for bullies or thieves, not for the power-hungry or the wealth-hoarders. It is not too late for you to become more than you ever thought you could be. It is not to late for you to become Love.
Love visits us now: Choose Love!
And this is the prayer of God, for all the peoples of God:
Be Blessed, for you are the Blessing.
Be Love, for you are the receivers of Love.
Be Peace.
Be Light.
Be Life.
You are Love.
As is our custom every year at Christmas, we offer our love, prayers and blessings for every person, tree, shrub, mountain, stream and living creature in every nation on earth:
Afghanistan … Albania … Algeria … American Samoa … Andorra … Angola … Anguilla … Antarctica … Antigua and Barbuda … Argentina … Armenia … Aruba … Australia … Austria … Azerbaijan … Bahamas … Bahrain … Bangladesh … Barbados … Belarus … Belgium … Belize … Benin … Bermuda … Bhutan … Bolivia … Bosnia and Herzegovina … Botswana … Brazil … Brunei Darussalam … Bulgaria … Burkina Faso … Burundi … Cambodia … Cameroon … Canada … Cape Verde … Cayman Islands … Central African Republic … Chad … Chile … China … Christmas Island … Cocos (Keeling) Islands … Colombia … Comoros … Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) … Cook Islands … Costa Rica … Côte D’ivoire (Ivory Coast) … Croatia … Cuba … Cyprus … Czech Republic … Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) … Denmark … Djibouti … Dominica … Dominican Republic … East Timor (Timor-Leste) … Ecuador … Egypt … El Salvador … English Name … English Name … English Name … English Name … Equatorial Guinea … Eritrea … Estonia … Ethiopia … Falkland Islands … Faroe Islands … Fiji … Finland … France … French Guiana … French Polynesia … French Southern Territories … Gabon … Gambia … Georgia … Germany … Ghana … Gibraltar … Great Britain … Greece … Greenland … Grenada … Guadeloupe … Guam … Guatemala … Guinea … Guinea-Bissau … Guyana … Haiti … Holy See … Honduras … Hong Kong … Hungary … Iceland … India … Indonesia … Iran (Islamic Republic of) … Iraq … Ireland … Israel … Italy … Ivory Coast … Jamaica … Japan … Jordan … Kazakhstan … Kenya … Kiribati … Korea, Democratic People’s Rep. (North Korea) … Korea, Republic of (South Korea) … Kosovo … Kuwait … Kyrgyzstan … Lao, People’s Democratic Republic … Latvia … Lebanon … Lesotho … Liberia … Libya … Liechtenstein … Lithuania … Luxembourg … Macau … Macedonia, Rep. of … Madagascar … Malawi … Malaysia … Maldives … Mali … Malta … Marshall Islands … Martinique … Mauritania … Mauritius … Mayotte … Mexico … Micronesia, Federal States of … Moldova, Republic of … Monaco … Mongolia … Montenegro … Montserrat … Morocco … Mozambique … Myanmar, Burma … Namibia … Nauru … Nepal … Netherlands … Netherlands Antilles … New Caledonia … New Zealand … Nicaragua … Niger … Nigeria … Niue … Northern Mariana Islands … Norway … Oman … Pakistan … Palau … Palestinian territories … Panama … Papua New Guinea … Paraguay … Peru … Philippines … Pitcairn Island … Poland … Portugal … Puerto Rico … Qatar … Reunion Island … Romania … Russian Federation … Rwanda … Saint Kitts and Nevis … Saint Lucia … Saint Vincent and the Grenadines … Samoa … San Marino … Sao Tome and Principe … Saudi Arabia … Senegal … Serbia … Seychelles … Sierra Leone … Singapore … Slovakia (Slovak Republic) … Slovenia … Solomon Islands … Somalia … South Africa … South Sudan … Spain … Sri Lanka … Sudan … Suriname … Swaziland … Sweden … Switzerland … Syria, Syrian Arab Republic … Taiwan (Republic of China) … Tajikistan … Tanzania; officially the United Republic of Tanzania … Thailand … Tibet … Timor-Leste (East Timor) … Togo … Tokelau … Tonga … Trinidad and Tobago … Tunisia … Turkey … Turkmenistan … Turks and Caicos Islands … Tuvalu … Uganda … Ukraine … United Arab Emirates … United Kingdom … United States … Uruguay … Uzbekistan … Vanuatu … Vatican City State (Holy See) … Venezuela … Vietnam … Virgin Islands (British) … Virgin Islands (U.S.) … Wallis and Futuna Islands … Western Sahara … Yemen … Zambia … Zimbabwe
Be Peace.
Be Light.
Be Life.
You are Love.
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