It seems there's a "spirit"........

...and even a longing

 that comes with the Christmas season,

that's deeply felt

even among people

with no religious connection.

I think

great religious symbols

have tremendous power

to symbolize for people

things that they can't quite

 put in words. 

Somehow

listening to Christmas carols

while you are at the mall,

can tug at your heart. 

You get to thinking

that there must be more

 to something than meets the eye,

 there must be something more

going on here

but I can't quite

 put my finger on it. 

 I'm still looking

for something about Christmas

that meets my own sense

 of nostalgia or hope. 

It could be

that all holidays do that

 at their best. 

They aren't just holy days. 

They're also

something that grows up

in the human heart

and invites us

out on the streets

or just sitting at home quietly

 with the candles lit

at Christmas Eve.

---written by Mary Jacobs

Hope you all are savoring the day!

Yvonne