Believe....

I love to cozy up with a good book (or two) during the Winter Break.  I just finished reading a novel called "Lakeshore Christmas" by Susan Wiggs. Interdispersed within the book are well-known quotes, prose and small passages about the holiday season.  One such piece, "The Christmas Credo" by Daniel Roselle, immediately touched my heart and I wanted to share it with you.

At Christmas time I believe the things that children do.

I believe with English children that holly placed in windows

will protect our homes from evil.

I believe with Swiss children that the touch of edelweiss

will charm a person with love.

I believe with Italian children that la Befana is not an ugly doll but a good fairy who

will gladden the hearts of all.

I believe with Greek children that coins concealed in freshly baked loaves of bread

will bring good luck to anyone who finds them.

I believe with German children that the sight of a Christmas tree

will lessen hostility among adults.

I believe with French children that lentils soaked and planted in a bowl

will rekindle life in people who have lost hope.

I believe with Dutch children that the horse Sleipner

will fly through the sky and fill the earth with joy.

I believe with Swedish children that Jultomte

will come and deliver gifts to the poor as well as to the rich.

I believe with Finnish children that parties held on St. Stephen's Day

will erase sorrow.

I believe with Danish children that the music of a band playing from a church tower

will strengthen humankind.

I believe with Bulgarian children that sparks from a Christmas log

will create warmth in human souls.

I believe with American and Canadian children that the sending of Christmas cards

will build friendships.

I believe with ALL children that there will be peace on earth.