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The Spiritual Meaning of Christmas: Its Bigger Than God Loves You

Another powerful practice is to embrace the spirit of giving in ways that reflect Christ’s love. Rather than focusing on material gifts, we might consider giving the gift of our time and presence to others, particularly those who are lonely or in need. Volunteering at a local charity or reaching out to an estranged family member can be powerful ways of embodying the Christmas spirit.

Let’s not forget that also the number of flowers in a bouquet has a meaning. One tradition is to select the flowers of a wedding bouquet based on plant symbolism. For example, look to the royal flower bouquet at the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to Kate Middleton (now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge). Her all-white bouquet had lily-of-the-valley (representing trustworthiness, purity), sweet William (gallantry), hyacinth (loveliness), myrtle (love in marriage), and ivy (continuity). Altogether, these flowers’ meanings reveal the hope of a loving, everlasting marriage. Red roses symbolize love and desire, but roses come in a variety of colors, and each has its own meaning.

When Emily MacRae was diagnosed sleeping with hands above head breast cancer, it seemed as though it was another in a series of losses that were happening at that point in her life. Her marriage was ending, her children were grown and beginning lives of their own, and she had recently lost her job. In fact, when she was being discharged from the hospital after her surgery, she couldn’t find anyone to give her a ride home. Then, as so often happened during and after her treatment, she saw someone from her church visiting another patient. Emily found her ride home, and through her faith and the support of her faith community, found a way to persevere and thrive. Can  you just ‘magically’ heal something without having to process it through?

Studying spiritual intimacy among Christians is particularly fruitful because the Christian religion has a unifying effect among the beliefs of its adherents. This effect is more pronounced in conservative religious denominations, such as Seventh-day Adventists; thus this study will focus on this distinct group. Research suggests it can have very real benefits, including buffering the effects of stress and building a stronger social support system.

Earlier in the afternoon, we had driven south towards Havarim Valley, a journey of less than two hours from our home near Jerusalem. With flashlights tucked away in our backpacks, we set out on the desert trail at sunset, taking in the most magnificently beautiful time of day. We witnessed the sky shift from pink to orange to purple and watched the desert dunes change color in the diminishing light. The moon was already up then; during the days leading up to the full moon, it ascends before dusk and sets just before dawn.

greyTaoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live in a state of harmony with the universe and the energy found in it. Ch’i, or qi, is the energy present in and guiding everything in the universe. The Tao Te Ching and other Taoist books provide guidelines for behavior and spiritual ways to live in harmony with this energy. Rather, there are gods as part of the Taoist beliefs, often introduced from the various cultures found in the region known now as China. Taoist temples, monasteries and priests make offerings, meditate and perform other rituals for their communities.

This study has been identified as a key study because it was one of the first to report on the relationship between religious/spiritual meanings of sleeping with hands above head beliefs, life satisfaction, and personal happiness. In this seminal investigation, Ellison also uniquely examined four different aspects of religious involvement in assessing religiosity/spirituality. A 2010 study of adults found that independent of religious service attendance and congregation-based friendship, other subjective components of religion do not influence life satisfaction significantly.

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