How do you cope when your dearest relations are setting up
families of their own? For this devoted daughter and sister, it’s a chance
to expand her concept of family.
IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BIBLE LESSON
This week’s Bible Lesson, “Christian Science,” makes clear
that Christmas is a time to celebrate the timeless gift of peace and healing
that comes from the activity of the Christ.
At first it seems as though there should be more to Christmas
than the same family routine she’d followed from her childhood. Then she discovers
that the “more” is right with her at the lake house.
When her husband asks for a divorce just before Christmas,
this author discovers that a more spiritual approach to the holidays relieves
her loneliness and deepens her awareness of God’s presence.
When her own fears jeopardize her family’s skiing trip, this
woman focuses on the Beatitudes to guide her down the slopes with joy.