Merry Christmas! What a wonderful time of year, and such a perfect time for you to show others a little extra reflection of Jesus’ love in action through the things you say and do! Did you know that you can give Christmas gifts to Jesus by looking for ways to brighten another’s day? Have fun looking for ways to spread Christmas cheer this season!
Lend a hand
This Christmas you can let others experience God’s love through you. Every time you lend a hand, offer a smile, and spread a little cheer you are showing another a little bit of Jesus’ love in action through you. What a wonderful Christmas gift to offer someone!
It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you. ... Yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.
--Mother Teresa
Be thoughtful
When you do things for others, not only do you brighten another’s day, but you’ll find that your acts of kindness will fill you with happiness too. Look for ways to bring a smile to another’s face.
Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.
--Ruth Carter Stapleton
Give to others
There are so many people in need. Make this Christmas special for someone else by finding ways you can give and share. You can never lose by giving from your heart!
Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed,
That it might live forevermore to fill our every need,
That it shall not be just a day, but last a lifetime through,
The miracle of Christmastime that brings God close to you.
--Ann Schultz
Show appreciation
Sometimes it’s the small things that make someone’s day happier. Make time for family and friends and watch how your little acts of kindness can fill someone’s heart with joy.
The joy of brightening others’ lives, bearing each other’s burdens, easing others’ loads, and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.
--W. C. Jones
Show kindness
Find ways that you can show kindness to someone else. Along with your friends, do things to bring the magic of Christmas to your family and friends. Together you can take that magical sparkle of Christmas wherever you go!
The world’s alive with Christmas joy!
Come join the merry throng.
You’ll find upon your lips a smile,
Within your heart a song.
--Nadine Brothers Lybarger (“A Joyful Christmas”)
Think about others
Is there someone you know who could use cheering up or a little extra love? Look for ways that you can make a difference. It doesn’t have to be anything big—your little deeds of love and kindness go a long way.
Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
--Dale Evans Rogers
Express your love
The best Christmas gifts you can give are those from your heart—those filled with love and thoughtfulness for others. That’s what Christmas is all about—love. God loved us so much that He sent Jesus to us. Christmas is that time when we remember God’s amazing gift of love for us all.
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
--Burton Hillis
Authored by Devon T. Sommers. Illustrations by Agnes Lemaire. Colors and design by Stefan Merour.
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