THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SERIES:
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During Advent, our local supermarket
put out their magazine with recipe ideas and of course how we can spend
our money at their store in preparation for Christmas. One of their articles
the 12 days of Christmas disappointed me because they had used the carol' The
Twelve Days of Christmas' and used it to mean the twelve days before Christmas.
Not the twelve days after Christmas- Christmastide. Obviously, there is
more money to be made before Christmas than after for a supermarket.
In my twelve days of Christmas series, I quote from the article 'Fresh Food Kids' and then add a spiritual connection to help us remain in the season of Christmastide. Christmas is not just a day as the shops would like us to believe. Jesus is the reason for the season.
In my twelve days of Christmas series, I quote from the article 'Fresh Food Kids' and then add a spiritual connection to help us remain in the season of Christmastide. Christmas is not just a day as the shops would like us to believe. Jesus is the reason for the season.
DAY 6: LETTER AND COMMITMENT TO GOD
ACTIVITY: TO WRITE A LETTER TO SANTA
"Write a wish list to Santa. Cut
out a sheet of paper, you can make the edges wavy or straight. Glue onto
cardboard, slighter bigger than the paper. Decorate with Christmas scatters and
write your wish list to Santa with glitter markers."
SPIRITUAL THOUGHT: 'WRITE A LETTER OF COMMITMENT TO GOD.
Either before or after the children
write their letter, you may wish to suggest that they write a letter to God
outlining their desire to be a better child of God during 2011. You may
wish to tell them that the bible is God's love letter to each of us, so
it is important to read and learn what God desires of us.
As the children discuss their wish
list for Santa, they may wish to share their commitment letter to God. Setting
a commitment is vital if we desire to grow spiritually, but we must also learn
how we will achieve the commitment/goal. What steps are possible and what steps
are realistic without being lazy or wanting second best effort?
For example: giving a commitment to say the 20 decades of rosary every day during 2011 is wonderful. However, if this is really not possible, then would it not be better to say 5 decades, or even one decade said with intention and meaning.
On the other hand, you may wish to try to say the whole rosary and find that perhaps there is more time in your day than you think- for example- if you travel to work by public transport, it may be easy to pull out the earphones and say a decade or two as you travel or you might prefer to put the earphones in and get a recording of the rosary.
Everyone must have their own commitment to God, just as we all have our own wish list to Santa whether we are children (or adults).
For example: giving a commitment to say the 20 decades of rosary every day during 2011 is wonderful. However, if this is really not possible, then would it not be better to say 5 decades, or even one decade said with intention and meaning.
On the other hand, you may wish to try to say the whole rosary and find that perhaps there is more time in your day than you think- for example- if you travel to work by public transport, it may be easy to pull out the earphones and say a decade or two as you travel or you might prefer to put the earphones in and get a recording of the rosary.
Everyone must have their own commitment to God, just as we all have our own wish list to Santa whether we are children (or adults).
Make 2011 a year of commitment to spiritual growth and to becoming closer to God. Surely this is God's wish for you. If you desire it, then God, with our efforts, will bring it to completion.
You might like to offer the following prayer or a spontaneous one of our own on our commitment to God' during this year.
Jesus, help us to write a commitment
letter
which shows our love for You.
Help our commitment to be practical to our vocation in life
and yet require effort to achieve the spiritual growth we desire.
which shows our love for You.
Help our commitment to be practical to our vocation in life
and yet require effort to achieve the spiritual growth we desire.
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