"Christmas is about sharing love"
With only a week left to Christmas day and all the things left to do you are undoubtedly in need of a respite.
I would like to make a gift to you and connect with the Christmas spirit by giving you each remaining Day quotations and Christmas tales so you can have a breather and spend time with your loved ones or just for you reading beautiful Christmas stories. Its a great way to be reminded about the meaning of Christmas and why it's the most important and magical holiday of the year!
With my best wishes to a Merry Christmas with Love!
"Remember, if Christmas isn't in your heart you want find it under a tree."
As first tale I love to present "The legend of the Christmas rose". A short beautiful tale I found on worldonchristmas.net is teaching that no matter what your gift is it has to be from your heart, and a reminder that the gesture is what counts!
Legend Of The Christmas Rose
On a cold December night, everybody was coming to see their new Savior and brought Him all kinds of gifts and presents. The three Wise Men came in with their valuable gifts of myrrh, frankincense and gold and offered them to Baby Jesus. At that point, a shepherdess, Madelon, who had seen the wise men passing through, reached the door of the stable, to see the Child. However, being very poor and having brought nothing to offer to the child, she felt helpless and started weeping quietly at the sight of all the wonderful gifts that the Three Wise Men had got for the child. Earlier, she had searched, in vain, for flowers all over the countryside but there was not even a single bloom to be found in the bitter winter.
An angel outside the door was watching over her and knew about her fruitless search. He took pity on her and, when he saw her head drooped down in sorrow, decided to help her with a little miracle. He gently brushed aside the snow at her feet and where her tears had fallen, sprang a beautiful cluster of waxen white winter roses with pink tipped petals. Then he softly whispered into the shepherdess's ear that these Christmas roses are far more valuable than any myrrh, frankincense or gold, for they are pure and made of love. The maiden was pleasantly surprised when she heard those words and joyfully gathered the flowers and offered them to the Holy Infant, who, seeing that the gift was reared with tears of love, smiled at her with gratitude and satisfaction. Thus, the Christmas rose came to symbolize hope, love and all that is wonderful in this season.
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