A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head.  But in you is the presence that will be when the stars are dead.

Rainer Maria Rilke.  

The story of Christmas is the story of God’s relentless love for us.

Max Lucado

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of LOVE.

Hamilton Wright Mabie

Peace cannot be achieved through violence; it can only be attained through understanding.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hope is the conviction that everything – including suffering – has ultimate meaning.

Dr. Iain McGilchrist.