The
Christian Scientist learns to approach and to celebrate Christmas not as the anniversary of a mortal event, thought of with awe and wonder; not as a time for mere present-giving and festivity.
In
Leviticus it is recorded that this inspirational message came to Moses on Mount Sinai: "If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
In
human experience, gratitude is called forth as the result of kindness or generosity, bringing with it often a sense of obligation, a personal feeling of indebtedness.
Here
is a question, dear reader of these lines: Are you grateful, overwhelmingly grateful, that you are privileged to be sharing in what is taking place on this planet at this particular moment in mortal history?
