Awaken Kindness Market - Bill Ressl

Be the light sharing the love made visible through the birth of Jesus Christ. CONTEMPLATE SCRIPTURE: “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). “WALK” THE LABYRINTH: Hint, follow the light string to the top star. MEDITATE and REFLECT ON LIFE: Imagine being the light of Christmas in the world, each and every day. By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Be the light sharing the love made visible through the birth of Jesus Christ. CONTEMPLATE SCRIPTURE: “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). “WALK” THE LABYRINTH: Hint, follow the light string to the top star. MEDITATE and REFLECT ON LIFE: Imagine being the light of Christmas in the world, each and every day. By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com

“Ho! Ho! Ho!” said Santa Claus. Do you believe? Remember… “all things can be done for the one who believes” (Mark 9:23). Celebrate the holidays and have a very Merry Christmas from Bill Ressl and Penny Taylor, @DaRevsUSA, CenterToAwakenKindness.com

“Ho! Ho! Ho!” said Papa Christmas. Do you believe? Remember… “all things can be done for the one who believes” (Mark 9:23). Celebrate the holidays and have a very Merry Christmas from Bill Ressl and Penny Taylor, @DaRevsUSA, CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Celebrate with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in the moment of a new beginning. “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). From Bill Ressl at the CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Celebrate a Happy Holiday each and every day. After all scripture reminds us that “a cheerful heart is a good medicine” (Proverbs 17:22). Keep the Spirit of the Holiday Season alive throughout the year. Imagine a world filled with the Spirit of the Holiday Season and help to make it a reality. From Bill Ressl at CenterToAwakenKindness.com and @DaRevsUSA on most social media networks.

Celebrate Christmas each and every day. After all scripture reminds us that “a cheerful heart is a good medicine” (Proverbs 17:22). Keep the Spirit of Christmas alive throughout the year. Imagine a world filled with the Spirit of Christmas and help to make it a reality. Be filled by it. Live it. Share it. From Bill Ressl at CenterToAwakenKindness.com and @DaRevsUSA on most social media networks.

Throughout history shepherds knew the teaching of scripture: “The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Good shepherds still exist. What does a good shepherd look like and how do they act? Who is our good shepherd? How can we be a good shepherd to others? From Bill Ressl at CenterToAwakenKindness.com and @DaRevsUSA on most social media networks.

Joy to the world is about the Spirit of Joy that can fill every day and every moment. Scripture notes that Jesus said: “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:11). Imagine complete joy. What does that look like? Feel like? Be filled by it. Live it. Share it. From Bill Ressl at the CenterToAwakenKindness.com and @DaRevsUSA on most social media networks.

Walk the cross labyrinth to be immersed into the story of the Wise Men visiting baby Jesus. Imagine being there. Wise men travelling from afar arrive. Overwhelmed with joy they take their turns… “they knelt down and paid him homage” (Matthew 2:11). They offered their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. As you enter the center of the labyrinth design notice baby Jesus playing with the Wise Man’s hair as he kneels down to pay homage. How might Jesus “play” with you today? From Bill Ressl at the CenterToAwakenKindness.com and @DaRevsUSA on most social media networks.

Imagine witnessing the Wise Men visiting baby Jesus. After traveling for significant distances, following a star, they arrived. Overwhelmed with joy, “they knelt down and paid him homage” (Matthew 2:11). Then they opened their treasure chests offering gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. When have you been overwhelmed with joy? What does kneeling down and paying homage look like? From Bill Ressl at the CenterToAwakenKindness.com and @DaRevsUSA on most social media networks.

What does it mean to be part of the human family in all its diversity? What does that look like? How can it work? Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, also know as the Holy Family, offer an example. Mary had been bethroded to be married and with child. Joseph concerned and uncertain. Jesus encourages us to love… “you shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). Enjoy Lectio Divina, contemplate scripture - what does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? Is neighbor family? Use the words of scripture or “We are family” as a prayer or a positive mantra. Meditate through Visio Divina, see the Divine through the wooden sculpture from the 1500s of the Holy Family. From Bill Ressl at CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Walk the cross labyrinth into the story of Jesus’ birth while contemplating scripture: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). Contemplate. Meditate. Imagine new possibilities. From Bill Ressl at the CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Christmas is the story of love made new. It is a story of the renewal of love that is possible in each and every moment. Live the possibilities. Celebrate with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in the moment of a new beginning. “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). Enhanced image a public domain German 15th century stained glass panel, Metropolitan Museum NYC. From Bill Ressl at the CenterToAwakenKindness.com

“Ho! Ho! Ho!” said Santa. Do you believe? Remember… “all things can be done for the one who believes” (Mark 9:23). Celebrate the holidays and have a very Merry Christmas from Bill Ressl and Penny Taylor, @DaRevsUSA, CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Be the light sharing the love made visible through the birth of Jesus Christ. CONTEMPLATE SCRIPTURE: “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). “WALK” THE LABYRINTH: Hint, follow the light string to the top star. MEDITATE and REFLECT ON LIFE: Imagine being the light of Christmas in the world, each and every day. By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Celebrate love in the birth of Jesus. Walk into center of the cross labyrinth. Meditate on Isaiah 9:6 “He is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Christmas is more than one day and goes to 3 Kings Day January 6th. Walk the cross labyrinth. Meditate on Matthew 2:11: “They knelt down and paid him homage.” Take time to walk and pray. Be Inspired. By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Share the magic of Christmas everday! Walk Will’s little labyrinth at Jesus’ manger. Meditate on “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors” (Luke 2:14)! By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com

Share in the magic of Christmas – share Christ’s love with the Magi. Walk Will’s little labyrinth & imagine how to share the love. Meditate on 1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, maintain constant love for one another.” By Bill Ressl @DaRevsUSA CenterToAwakenKindness.com