🕯 Pause for a Moment

Pause for a moment.

Christmas does not ask you to escape your life. It invites you to notice where God is entering it.

Take a slow breath.

Allow the noise to settle — even if only a little. Bring into this moment what you are carrying:

the joy, the weariness, the unanswered questions, the quiet hopes.

The Christmas story begins in ordinary places: a journey, a crowded town, a simple home, a fragile child.

God chooses to meet us there — in the real circumstances of our lives.

As you sit quietly, you might ask:

• Where do I sense light in the midst of my current situation?
• What feels fragile, in need of care, or waiting to be born?
• What is God gently inviting me to receive this Christmas?

Do not rush the answers. Simply stay with the questions.

God does not arrive with noise or force. God comes quietly — as presence, as nearness, as grace.

Remain here for a few moments.

When you are ready, continue your day carrying this truth with you:

God is with us — here, now, and in the midst of life as it is.